Piper — The Secret of the Locked Freezer
She got counseling of her own and spoke honestly about the ways her childhood had shaped her.
I did the same, facing the part of me that had chosen peace in the short term over difficult questions in the long term.
Piper started swimming lessons at the recreation center.
The first week she sat on the edge of the pool and refused to enter.
Her instructor, an older woman named Renee, told her she could watch for as long as she needed.
On the fourth lesson she put one foot in the water.
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