I finally got discharged from the hospital, and this time I felt surprisingly calm. I no longer cared about anything.
It was evening when I returned home. Cars rushed by and crowds hustled around. I should have been one of them.
Leo lifted me into the wheelchair, ready to push me back.
"Wait a minute," I said.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Let me see the sunset one more time."
He looked a bit guilty. "Shirley, I won't keep you locked up anymore. You can watch sunsets like this whenever you want."
True to his word, Leo didn't shut me in again. He stayed by my side every day, never leaving me.
I had no idea how he convinced his parents. It was surprising that he had the freedom to do as he pleased with such a big company to manage.
Worried I might try to take my own life, he had remove
