Silence before the storm
Carol
I watched as she walked out the door, today was the day, I felt it without her telling it to me. Her face showed serious concentration and determination. My little girl was a grown-up woman. Twenty years ago this same day the life I used to know ended before it could've been really started. My dreams were flushed down to the deep darkness and all my plans were replaced with constant fear and worry. Almost a year already passed since Anthony was closed into the sanatorium and today was his last day in. Noelle hoped that her constant visits in Tony's dreams might be enough to keep him in for the rest of his life, but they weren't. That morning before she left she hugged me and put in her childish smile, the one she always had on her face whenever she was abou
