‘Bonnie’s father was violent,’ said Nathan without preamble. ‘Very violent. I don’t think I even know half the stuff he did. Not to Bonnie. To her mum. But Bonnie and her little sister saw it all. They had a very tough childhood.’ ‘I’m not sure I should –’ began Ed. ‘I never met her dad,’ continued Nathan. ‘He died of a heart attack before I met Bonnie. Anyway, Bonnie is, well one psychiatrist diagnosed post-traumatic stress. She’s fine most of the time but she has very bad nightmares and just, um, some difficulties sometimes.’ He looked blankly past Madeline to the wall behind her head. His
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Maybe it's okay to be broken and complicated and imperfect. As long as you're surrounded by people who love and understand you. And as long as you're not giving up on yourself.
