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Table of Contents
For my husband. His constant support has been everything.
Sirens.
Blue flashes, bouncing off the glass, blinding me.
Noise. So much noise.
Voices.
Shouting.
Words just merging into one long muffled sound.
The smell of chlorine.
Blood.
The pain, brutal and raw.
The fear…
What did we do…?
That night…
The night my life changed.
The night everything changed…
Present Day …
‘Can you see it now, Ellie?’
He’s talking, but I’m not listening. I’m tuning him out, letting his voice fade into the background.