Child abuse

Previously

…A single tear escaped Lily’s eye, tracing a path down her cheek. It wasn’t a tear of sadness, but of a profound, overwhelming relief. For the first time in a long time, the darkness felt a little less suffocating, the shadows a little less menacing. The artist’s truth, laid bare on paper, had finally found a witness. And in that witness, Lily found a flicker of hope, a nascent understanding that she was not alone. The storm was still out there, she knew, but for tonight, she had found shelter.