Chapter NineThe way Josie was able to steady her voice, and get through the details of Amy's, helped Autumn to see her in a new light. Since the risky move in taking her home the night before, Autumn had seen Josie as merely a victim. With every word flowing from Josie's swollen lips, and with every pained tensing around her bruised eye. Autumn's perception of Josie grew to something wholesome and real. Strength and perseverance suddenly shined through.
Respect and admiration filled the emptied, questionable cracks of Autumn's perspective. Josie had withstood more than any woman should be forced through. She had every reason in the world to crawl in a hole and die, never to be seen or spoken to again. Yet, here she was… Josie was bearing witness to the heinous murder of her dear friend, a
