Chapter 23:
After that day, Rachel stopped coming to the office, she called Mr.Amaral to announce her unexpected leave. She didn't know what to do next. She felt that all her strength seemed to be drained, but she believed that everything would be fine. She had a small savings, enough for her to rest for a few months. After that day, she also avoided Matt, she was not ready to face him after what happened.
For several days she just locked herself in her room, sedated, and fell asleep just to awake in a dizziness. She kept dreaming, mostly about her parents. She was very young and very small. Her parents held her hand, took her to the lakeside in the spring. By the lake, canola flowers bloomed under bright sunny light. Her father was holding the camera, my mother cheerfully talked to her:
