Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Shane wakes to her third day at Serenity House. She attends group therapy where she shares more about her past, then meets with Dr. Reed for a session that delves into the first time she used. Afterward, she receives a message that her father wants to visit, stirring both fear and hope.
Shane woke to the gray light of early morning. The clock on the nightstand read 6:47. Diane was already dressed, her bed made with the same precise corners as yesterday.
"Breakfast in ten," Diane said. "You slept better."
Shane sat up, feeling the truth of it. Her body still ached, but the rest had been deeper, less haunted. She reached for the stone on the nightstand, its cool weight familiar in her palm. "Yeah. A little."
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