Just then, Alex walked in. I don’t really know where I was mentally, but whatever expression I wore, my body language, something about what Alex just walked into gave him quite a fright. “Sarah!” he yelled, the sharp tenor of his voice snapping me back to reality. I looked up at him, and in that moment, we both knew that if he hadn’t just come in, he might have lost me. I might have gotten into my car, parked at Serenity Gardens, and checked myself in for good.
So many things went through my mind. So many things I wanted to say, including ‘I couldn’t have done it without your help,’ ‘I can’t believe it took me this long,’ ‘Is this real?’ ‘I am not even sure I want this,’ and many, many others. All I managed was, “She has my children in Virginia Beach.” My voice must have been terrifying j
