the three years I have known her, she has remained the most poised and gentle person I have ever encountered. She is the type of woman who carries her burdens in silence, preferring to heal in private rather than burden others with her pain. For her to scream like that meant the world was ending. I abandoned my meeting without a word of explanation, my heart hammering against my ribs as I sprinted toward the backyard.
When I burst through the sliding glass doors, the scene was surreal. My entire
