Chapter 73 Healing

• ELARA
• The days in Switzerland felt slow and gentle like a soft blanket wrapped around me after years of living in a storm. Everything moved at a peaceful pace that I was not used to. Mateo was very patient with me as he taught me how to ski on the gentle slopes near our chalet. I spent more time falling into the soft snow than actually standing on the skis. Every time I fell I would laugh at myself and Mateo would come over to help me up with strong hands and a warm smile.
• “You are getting better,” he would say even when I knew I was terrible at it. “Just keep trying. I will catch you if you fall.”