Chapter 8“Healing from this sort of event happens in four main stages,” Violet began. She’d ushered the group into the joint room where all of their gaming equipment was. Lucien wondered if this was such a good choice, given all the other rooms they could do this meeting in. The flashing lights of Donkey Kong didn’t bug him—but he knew Red too well. He’d be flaking out in no time.
Still, Violet’s voice was strong and persistent. She had clearly led groups like this before. Her notes were clear and meticulous; much neater than the ones she’d had on the plane. Though he could not read the words, he could still see the loops and whirls of her letters, which were no longer a blur. She gestured to a board she had close by as she wrote down the four main stages and narrated them to the three re
