I pulled my hair into a loose braid, dabbed on some lip gloss, and glanced at Liam, who was practically bouncing in place in his little jeans and dinosaur T-shirt. He looked so happy, so full of life, and I silently thanked the Moon Goddess for giving me a reason to keep going even on my hardest days.
The drive to Valerie’s place was easy. Liam chatted the whole way, telling me about the dream he had last night, something about a giant cookie chasing him until he took a bite out of it. I laughed so hard I had to wipe tears from my eyes, and for a moment, I felt weightless, as though all the heaviness from the week had been left far behind at the hospital.
When we pulled up to Valerie’s apartment building, she was already outside, standing with her hands on her hips like she’d been waitin
