Philip Shaw's story kept Aldana Candi awake all night.
She didn't know whether to pity Ellen Candi or herself.
The sun set and slowly rose again, the air turned cold. Aldana awoke from a daze, looking at the sky outside the window where dawn was just beginning to break. Her body felt chill, her heart was the same, and she felt like she was trapped in an endless cycle, an inescapable fate. Sooner or later, she and Philip Shaw would meet, and then she would be left battered and bruised at his hands.
This truly is...
A terribly laughable life.
Two months later, Aldana was discharged from the hospital.
Philip Shaw personally drove over to pick her up.
Snow was falling, the car moved very slowly. She wore a thick down jacket, her expression was calm as she looked outside the window.
