“ Have you ever loved someone so much, you felt like your heart was going to just beat right out of your chest? Crissi Langwell
“ She drifted down into the water, letting it engulf her body until even her face was underwater. The silence was delicious, just the sound of her own heartbeat in her ears. Crissi Langwell
“ Shhh,” Mr. Winston whispered into her hair. “It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay.” He said it over and over again, just as the boy had done when she was at her most helpless. He rocked her wi… Crissi Langwell
“ Even when the sun was shining she couldn’t see it. The whole house was closing in on her and she was suffocating. Crissi Langwell
“ Maddie breathed in deep, inhaling the scent of breakfast and dish soap, clean laundry and wood floors, sunshine and a room filled with love. It smelled like home. Crissi Langwell
