This whole ordeal has been mind-boggling from beginning to end. I’m standing in the doorway, watching Kendra reach over and stroke the hair away from Franka’s face and it about does me in. These women have come through the other end of a nightmare of epic proportions, and yet for each of them the focus is on someone else. “This is good.” Naomi walks up and leans against my side, sliding her arm around my waist. “These two won’t need to explain to each other how they feel. They’ll know. They can talk about what happened without shame. They won’t need to be concerned about their injuries or their emotions. Their connection will likely be as non-judgmental as is possible.” Her words carry an underlying message and I hear it. “How do you know?” I ask her softly, and I feel her shoulders shrug under the arm I’ve loosely draped around her. “Women have a natural inclination to share. Sharing their burdens with others who have lived through similar experiences only makes it easier.
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