Chapter 34-3

"But you can't just wish this away," Amber said. "Just like you can't lose weight by starving yourself. Neither of those things are realistic. You have to have a tough conversation with Aiden, Marley, you have to tell him that he can't force you to eat if you don't want to eat. You have to make that choice for yourself at every meal, every time you're hungry. You need to build the coping skills and the strength to fight through your toxic thoughts. You need to change your own mind about food at your own pace. No one else can do that for you." "I know," Marley whispered. Because she did. She knew every time he handed her food and watched her eat it, she knew that nothing was changing and it never will as long as he's the only reason she's eating. Maybe a part of him knows that too, even though he can't stop doing it. "But, this is how he copes, Amber. There was a woman in his life once, Violet. She...committed suicide. I don't...I don't know for sure because he doesn't tell