After that, Vivian and her brother both moved into their aunt's home.
I still dreamed that she came back. In those dreams, Ruth lay collapsed on the floor while my parents and Ethan held Vivian and blamed me for pushing her too far.
I barely slept at night. During the day, I couldn't stop opening my notebook.
Caroline and Richard went to see a doctor.
After hearing what had happened, the doctor asked them, "Every one of her fears came true, and you failed to protect her. How can you expect her to feel safe overnight?"
Caroline wanted to say that they had brought Nora home. Then her gaze fell on the open contingency plan, and she closed her mouth. The ink of the check mark beside the first entry had already begun to fade.
After that, my parents went out with me whenever they had time.
