Chapter 55

• Katherine drove with trembling hands, her vision blurred by the tears she could no longer hold back. Each mile brought back memories, sharper and more painful than the last. Her mother’s face haunted her, the soft smile that used to bring her comfort now a ghost that gnawed at her sanity.
• She pulled up to the old bridge, the very spot where someone had tried to end her life. The engine's hum faded into silence as she stepped out, the crunch of gravel under her heels echoing in the stillness. The cold wind tugged at her hair, pulling it across her tear-streaked face as she approached the railing. She rested her hands on the cold metal, the chill biting into her skin, grounding her in the present while her mind drifted to the past.
• The memory was a haze, but certain fragments stood out with agonizing clarity. She remembered the shove, the sudden loss of balance, and the sheer terror as she plummeted towards the icy water below. The sensation of the water swallowing her, the suffocating darkness, and the frantic struggle to surface. She had screamed for help, her voice a desperate plea that seemed to drown in the depths around her.