Chapter 31: Father figureOLIVIA
WHEN EVERYTHING APPEARED to be going wrong, and when things did not seem to be falling into their proper places, I realized that all I needed to do was take a deep breath and learn to face life all over again. I had no control over bad situations, or even bad days, because they were out of my hands. It all happened and they continue to occur when I least expect them, but this never meant that I had to be consumed with negative thoughts simply because I did not anticipate them.
After all of the bad things that had happened to me and Chase, I decided to look for the positive aspects in the people who were around me—not to the point where I completely trusted them, because I still needed to be cautious—but I wanted to give myself enough space and time to not
