She shakes her head, a piece of hair falling free and hanging down the side of her face. “I spent the past year blaming the abuse, the shit he would say to fuck with my head, on everything and everyone else. But more importantly, I blamed myself.” Kat trails off and I shake my head, not sure what to say but needing her to hear that it’s not her fault. She peers up at me with watery eyes. “Being here, around you, Thea, and seeing Doc Davis… It’s helping show me that I’m going to get through this. For the first time in a while, I feel seen. Like I could sit here and spill all the shit that
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