Chapter 23

A Path Through Fear

In my mind, there is such great confusion that I do not even know how to begin to clarify it. I hear Paola saying everything Lucas had told her about me has been one of the most shocking revelations. Everything she has told me is true; The night we met, he was just as drawn to me as I was to him.

It would be incredible to go back in time and for our story to begin today. I desire to accept Luca's proposal, be his girlfriend, and let myself go. Still, I am also afraid that the ghosts of the past will return when we try to be together.

Finally, we say goodbye to Paola and then go to the car. I don't know what to say or what to do. Will it be right to start over? Will I be able to do it?

I think about the words my father has told me many times, and I suppose this is where I should apply his advice.

"Daughter, to be brave is not the absence of fear. To be brave is to be afraid, but to find a way through it."