Five long years had passed by and Stacy spent those years rediscovering, learning and rebuilding her life. She never went back to Arizona to be with her family. Somehow, her sneaking out on Thomas’ watch changed her life.
Had she been reckless and managed to get back home, her entire family would only end up dead. And her? She is once again a lab rat and lonely. Well, technically, she is still lonely, but it gives her comfort that her family is well and alive and continuing their lives. Stacy was happy to make her sacrifice, a sacrifice that her family did not know about. For her, at that time, what matters most is that they are safe.
They managed to leave Tasmania after living in an abandoned cottage for a week where they found temporary shelter and a change of clothes. When she thinks
