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the first time since setting foot outside her marriage home she felt like her life was on the right track. She felt like she had made all the right decisions and was in the process of moving forward. No matter what happened from here on out she would be ok.
    At the end of the day Maggie hugged Beth goodbye and clutched her keys in her left hand, thumb pressed against the panic button on the key fob, eyes constantly scanning the parking lot and street beyond. She hated this feeling of high alert. She felt like she’d been living in this state since the first time Reef laid a hand on her. She couldn’t remember what it felt like to be safe and comfortable in her own skin.
    As Maggie drove back toward her father’s house she allowed her gaze to slide across the storefronts in the downtown area. It had been so long since she’d been home she didn’t recognize a lot of the stores that were newly opened during the revitalization project that started a few years back. She stopped at the new neighborhood grocery store that had opened up last year. Before you would have to drive forty-five minutes outside of town to find a market. Everyone who lived here liked that this was a small town and you knew everyone that lived here, but it was nice to finally have a market.
    Maggie got out of her car and made her way into the store. She grabbed a cart at the entrance and began loading it with the essentials. She preferred to shop for groceries every few days rather than once a week. She found she made better choices that way and her food didn’t go bad. Plus there was just her. It wasn’t like she was buying for a huge family.
    When she finished getting everything she needed she headed for the checkout. While she stood in line checking out the magazines on the rack she heard someone say her name. When she turned she found a very tall redheaded woman standing in line behind her. “Maggie Quirke? Is that you?”
    Maggie looked up and smiled in recognition. Jessi Flynn was one of Maggie’s best friend’s back in high school. They drifted apart slightly when Maggie took off for college. And of course when she married Reef she disconnected from all friends completely. But she’d thought of Jessi a lot since then. They’d been so close. It was almost a little painful seeing her in the store after all this time. “Jessi Flynn? Holy crap! I can’t believe you’re still living here. I was so sure you’d be in New York or California by now.”
    Jessi smiled back at Maggie and shook her head, “Yeah I tried it out for a bit, but it just wasn’t for me. I’m not a big city girl you know? I like my small town. What are you up to? I didn’t even realize you were back in town?”
    Maggie shook her head at her words. If you had asked her back in high school who the number one person would be to get out of this small town and make something big of herself Maggie would have said Jessi without hesitation. Jessi had one of the most beautiful voices Maggie had ever heard in her life. She sang in all the talent shows, had the lead role in all the school musicals, and was essentially one of the most talented people Maggie knew. She couldn’t believe Jessi was standing there telling her all this.
    “Wow. I gotta say Jessi I’m really surprised. I totally imagined you off on your own writing songs and recording hit records. I kept waiting to hear that you were winning an Oscar for your first movie you know?” They laughed and Jessi shook her head.
    “No, you know I just realized it wasn’t for me. The best thing New York did for me was meeting Sensei Sung. You know how I used to run to get out my extra energy. Well I always felt a little nervous in New York. I didn’t like running in central park at night, and I couldn’t run during the day because I was trying to go to auditions and working seven days a week. So I was looking for an outlet and ended up finding this karate class. I fell in love with the sport, and when Sensei Sung started