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Chapter 1
A Strange Vision out of the Mist
As I stood sobbing at my mother’s grave, all I could
hear were those last angry and hurtful words playing
over and over in my head ...
“I hate what you’ve done; I never want to see you again.”
She had betrayed me, not only did she hide my
acceptance letter for my doctoral degree program in
New Zealand, but she had actually advised them I
would not be attending the program.
This betrayal lead to a horrific fight the morning of
her accident and we both left the house in a rage on that
very stormy, rainy morning, jumping into our cars and
speeding off.
Several hours later I got a call from the police, “Are
you Kori Bailey?” … “Yes.”… “I regret to inform you
that your mother has been in a fatal accident ..... those
dreadful words drifted off into a garbled sound of
nothingness.
The shock and guilt that flooded my whole being
were beyond painful ... I was totally numb. My over
protective and paranoid Mother, who had kept me
captive and isolated all my life was now gone. I could
still vividly remember that feeling of deep betrayal,
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