Chapter 9

The loan sharks were wiped out in one sweep. Jonathan was caught while trying to flee, charged with fraud and illegal gambling. With multiple convictions stacked against him, he would likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. … When Lindsey woke up in the hospital, her hand was still clenched tightly around the pocket watch I had left her. Inside the watch was a yellowed old photograph, the one I had found while sorting through her belongings before I crossed over. Before I died, I had flipped it over. On the back, written clumsily in blood, were a few words that read, "Be Lindsey. Always". The doctor told Lindsey the baby was gone. The violent impact, combined with long-term malnutrition and repeated abuse, had made the miscarriage almost inevitable. Lindsey lay on the hospital bed, staring at the white ceiling, her eyes empty. She had lost her child as well as her best friend, Yelena. By all rights, she should've been shattered beyond repair. However, strangely, she