Chapter 8 â The New Beginning

One year later, Evelyn returned to the mansion.
Not as Richard Harringtonâs wife.
But as the woman who survived him.
The house had been rebuilt.
The broken hallway was repaired.
The marble floors were polished.
But Evelyn kept one thing.
A small crack in the marble.
Lily asked why.
âWhy donât you fix it?â
Evelyn smiled.
âBecause that crack reminds me of something.â
âWhat?â
âThat even the strongest things can breakâŠâ
She looked at her daughter.
âBut they can also be rebuilt.â
Outside, sunlight filled the mansion.
Lily ran through the hallway where she once stood in fear.
Now she laughed.
Now she was free.
And somewhere in the world, people still remembered the night when a little girl stood between a monster and her motherâŠ
And an elevator opened.
May you like
Changing everything forever.
THE END