Chapter 11

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​⁠Heading home, finally, I told myself to try to calm down. I was determined to help Sarah get over her trauma, though truthfully I was too tired to really think straight at that moment. So instead I decided to let everything rest for a few hours and try for some distance. In fact, I began imagining myself in a hot bath, gazing at my now-wilting roses. Home Sweet Home.

Mine was a standard one-bedroom