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Rushing over to the side of ht ehtly from the pain in my shoulder, I let her I know she needs to do this, and I sit and wait until she’s finished “Mom, I’m fine,’ I assure her

“Look what that bastard did to you,” she says, still sobbing “I can’t believe I ever” she trails off

“Mom, please I’m fine See?”

“I hope he gets everything he deserves” Mos a chair toward my bed and takes a seat “I don’t kno I’ll ever be able to repay Chase for saving you”

“You don’t have to”

“If it weren’t for him—”

“Mom,” I sit up in bed so I can see her while we talk, “I’m fine”

“I’ the beach house,” she blurts

“What?”

“I can’t go back there, not with knohat happened”

“But Dad bought that house Are you sure?”

She looks atI’ve been so obsessed withyour father, I wasn’t able to see as right in front of ether, I don’t need to hold on to anything to re her hand over her heart

“Okay If that’s what you want”

“It is” Standing, she gives“There’s someone else out there ants to see you, and if I don’t let her in soon—”

“Brenda?”