"I'm back at the university," Jane said, her voice a little wistful. She was walking across the campus, the familiar sights and sounds bringing back a flood of memories. She was happy to be back in school, the doctor had declared her fully recovered, but a tinge of sadness lingered. Stella and Owen, her best friends, had already graduated, leaving a void in her life.
"It feels strange to be back," she continued, her thoughts drifting. "It's been two years years. My best friends are gone, and it seems a little boring. But I want to push myself. This is for the twins." The thought of relying on Robert's family for her life, even though her parents were there, still stung.
"They said I could come home to them anytime, but I don't want to go back to that house," she admitted, her voice softe
