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Chapter 124

Author: Summer Knowles
This Mia was completely different from the confident, lively girl they'd met yesterday. Such a dramatic change in just one day.

"Could something have triggered this?" Jane asked quietly.

Sarah watched Mia worriedly. "Yesterday when she saw my burned leg at home, she became like this. She was even more agitated then. She was terrified of everything, and it took tremendous effort to get her to sleep."

"I think I understand. She must have been injured before. These are trauma responses, likely more psychological than physical. Past trauma being triggered, making her relive that environment and unable to escape it," Jane explained thoughtfully.

But Sarah had a different concern. "If she's trapped in that past environment, shouldn't she be afraid of everything unfamiliar? Even with her brother, she shows some fear. But with me, she shows complete trust and dependency, even though we've only known each other briefly."

She meant that Mia's trust and dependence on her didn't make sense.

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