Chapter 16 After A Long While

• ALLY
• When I woke up this morning to an empty room, that was when I realized that the most peaceful moments in my life weren't when my father wasn't home anymore. It was now when I woke up alone in this room.
• It made me feel so happy and relieved that my morning was going to start on a good note. The events of last night flashed through my mind and the fear that I'd managed to get rid of with sleep came back to me..