Chapter 71 By His Side

• It’s gotten easier.
• Since that day on the balcony, three weeks ago, I’ve spent a lot of time doing some self-reflecting. In that time, I’ve tried to get a sense of normalcy back, despite the occasional nightmares. Even so, instead of trying to bury my trauma or numb it out in the most detrimental of ways, I took up baking, reading, working out, and occasionally slipping into the lab to work with the engineers.
• It’s a strange thing, to be helping others with the skills that have caused so much destruction, yet all at once, it’s fascinating. I’m now more than ever intrigued by the world of engineering, and I’m starting to think I chose the wrong field to study.