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Chapter 5 — Hannah Finds Herself Again

Months passed.

The house changed.

The cold kitchen became warm again.

The windows stayed closed during winter.

Flowers returned to the dining table.

But the biggest change was Hannah.

She started therapy.

She returned to work.

She reconnected with friends she had lost.

One afternoon, she stood in the kitchen where everything had started.

She touched the counter.

“I thought this house was a prison.”

She looked at me.

“But it was actually the place where I finally found my freedom.”

I smiled.

“That was always the purpose.”

She hugged me.

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And for the first time in years...

My daughter felt safe.

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