“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip

That was growth.

PART 59 — LILY READS THE CASE FILE

At sixteen, Lily asked.

“Can I see what happened?”

I wanted to say no.

Dr.

Hale would have been proud that I did not answer immediately.

We spoke with her therapist and attorney.

Some materials were inappropriate or protected.

Others belonged to Lily’s own history.