Chapter 2:Beginning of the change
" After years of denial and sorrow, Annette's life shifted — but change came with both hope and hardship ." A few years later, after living in denial of everything that had happened in the past, Annette was forced to endure yet another change of environment. Her name had been whispered in grief and shouted in anger, but now it was spoken with quiet resilience. This was the moment her life began to turn around, though it felt like a sad movie unfolding in the blink of an eye. Annette became the friend I never had, despite the barriers created by her past and even her present. She was wonderfully spirited, carrying a light that refused to be extinguished. We often took walks in the green gables, where water lilies bloomed by the river — white as snow — and the birds sang melodies that seemed to wash away our pain. Those moments calmed our spirits, cleared our minds, and filled our hearts with joy and peace. But life at home was far from peaceful. Her cousins mistreated her ...