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If she was going to learn forgiveness, Ava would do it on her terms. One unit per day. No more. And she would understand the task on her terms too: if the story of the accident were a Sturdy Table, the ability to forgive would be a missing screw. It was her job now to fix it.
She was reluctant to tell Jaime about the project, and when she did, she was sure to emphasize that it was an assignment from her SHRNK. ‘I’ve been tasked with forgiving the woman who killed my family,’ she told him during their next Monday lunch.
‘That’s great, Ava,’ Jaime said, opening his Humble Lunchbox. ‘You know, forgiveness has a great effect on our cortisol levels.’
She was relieved he didn’t try to talk to her about the accident, or bring up Andie.
‘How about you spend lunch down here with me every da
