Chapter 5
Life changed fast.
Tyler grew stronger. Happier. He had a room full of sunlight. Books. Toys.
I had everything I ever needed. But I still felt like the girl in the rain. Like I didn’t belong.
One evening, Vivianne found me sitting on the balcony, staring out at the city.
"You miss the struggle," she said.
I nodded.
"It’s all too much. Too easy."
She sat beside me.
"Your mother felt the same way. She said... when you have everything, you forget what matters. But you, Emily... you will never forget."
She placed a set of keys in my hand.
"I have something for you," she said. "A building. Downtown. A place of your own."
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"What would I do with a building?"
"Whatever you want," she said. "A clinic. A shelter. A place where people like you can come. Where kindness is never punished. Where people get help before they have nothing left to give."
