Chapter 9

The day I was discharged, the sky was overcast. 

Dr. Morgan pushed my wheelchair while Megan walked beside us carrying my belongings. No one else had come to pick me up. 

Mom had already gone back to her hometown. Before 

leaving, she asked a nurse to give me a note. 

[Evie, I’ve spent my whole life caring too much about 

appearances. Please don’t hate me.] 

I stared at it for a long time before folding it and slipping it into my pocket.