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Chapter 56: Childhood

Johanna leaned her head against the window, staring out into the backyard. The full moon shone, casting a blue light over every blade of grass and flower in Luke's garden. It was beautiful, but it could not pull her out of her thoughts. She was here, but not here. Seeing, but not focusing.

The rest of the day with Luke had been quiet. He comforted her while she remained silent. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about what she was feeling - she did, but she'd been stuck on where to begin, what she could say that wouldn't scare him away but would help Luke to understand why she was like this now.