Chapter 9 - A New DawnThree months later.
The spring sunshine poured through the tall windows of the Hale mansion, turning the polished floors into fields of gold. There were no dark corridors left. Every room echoed with laughter, the patter of small feet, and the sound of music playing from the kitchen where Martha was teaching June how to bake chocolate chip cookies.
On the back patio, Sawyer stood without braces, leaning slightly against the wooden railing as he watched Lila kick a soccer ball across the green lawn.
His legs were strong again. Not because of a miracle drug or a breakthrough surgery, but because he had finally found something worth walking toward.
