Chapter 10 Her

• The tears of the impossible normalcy streaked down my face when his eyes turned confused after the light kiss on my forehead as it brought me back to my mother's harsh imprinted trauma that made it hard for me to exist.
• That is the only soft contact I ever had after my dad. It made me turn into an emotional rollercoaster as my lips trembled and my body shut down in desperation to go away.
• I made the choice to run out of the room, but what surprised me was that Xavier was hot on my trail as I ran outside to the empty garden.