C147 Amelia.

**Third person**

After the day Valerie had with Mr. Denver, Lucas had insisted they stayed in together. She'd been having nightmares and crying a lot. He wanted to keep a close watch on her.

Valerie lay on the couch, surrounded by the remnants of her pity party: empty ice cream containers, crumpled tissues, and a blanket wrapped around her.

After everything that she'd heard from Mr. Denver