Chapter 4

When my parents heard the word "getting locked up," they looked freaked out for a second and finally let me go, though they really didn't want to.

I finally felt like I could breathe again, made a beeline for the train station, and got out of there, heading back to the city where my job was waiting for me.

On the way back, it felt like I'd finally tossed aside a weight that had been crushing me for over twenty years, keeping me from ever standing tall. For the first time, I felt a sense of relief I'd never known…