“Oh, honey. You deserve a calm, happy life more than anyone else I know. And you will get it. But sometimes we need to be a bit brave in order to get what we want. You should take this article as a wake-up call and start living your life unafraid of the future,” she says. “Worrying and running away won’t fix anything. You’ve been doing that since you left California, and it didn’t change this outcome. It won’t stop people from talking about your case. So you might as well start living that calm, happy life now, Allie. Live your life for you.” “I don’t know how to do that,” I confess quietly.
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