Chapter 13 - MOVING ON AND MOVING FORWARD
With the legal battles behind us, life in Cedar Hollow returned to a joyful, vibrant rhythm. I graduated college that winter with honors, accepting a full-time position at a prominent local law firm while continuing to babysit Sadie and Nolan on weekends.
The kids no longer flinched when a car drove slowly down our street. They laughed louder, played harder, and trusted that their home was an impenetrable sanctuary. Our bond had been forged in an emergency, transforming an ordinary babysitting job into an unbreakable sisterhood.
