I liked that answer.

Over the past year, I had come to distrust sentences that pretended everything was finished.

Healing, legal questions, parenting, and family relationships rarely offered a final page.

They changed shape as life moved forward.

Chloe had also begun volunteering with a local organization that helped people find safe housing and practical support.

She was careful about her own limits and did not feel obligated to tell strangers what had happened to her.

A small fundraising project was underway for a family resource room.