One year later...


“It’s not worth it, Ladies and Gentlemen. If your partner gets violent with you even one time, then walk away.” Leslie concluded the speech she was delivering to the Domestic Violence Survivor’s support group that she now regularly worked with.


        With the right medical care, which included intense counseling, Leslie was able to make a full recovery, the occasional migraine, notwithstanding.


        There was never a need to revisit the flower grave again, but she did think of the place often.


        After all, it was the place where she had both lost and found herself all at the same time.



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