Chapter 11 - Growing Stronger
Despite the chaos outside, my only focus was Mia.
She was a fighter, slowly gaining weight and breathing easier every single day.
The bruises on my stomach faded, but the psychological scars were still healing.
Marcus visited us twice a week, bringing coffee and sitting with me when I felt overwhelmed.
He told me about his dreams of going back to school for engineering.
I told him I would gladly pay for his tuition once my $25,000 was unfrozen from the evidence logs.
He refused, saying saving a life wasn't a transaction.
But I insisted, knowing I owed him my entire world.
The emergency nurse who had documented my injuries also checked on us daily.
She became the supportive mother figure I had always desperately craved.
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I wasn't alone anymore.
I had built a new, real family in the most unexpected place.
