Chapter 4

#Vote# Flora’s failed escape does not end with her alone—it spreads, touching everyone connected to her. Control becomes louder. Love becomes quieter. And punishment wears many faces.As you move forward, ask yourself:Was Flora wrong to try, knowing others would suffer?Is Margery’s silence protection or surrender? How far can fear travel through a family before it breaks something permanently?And when freedom is punished, what does obedience truly cost?Thank you for staying with Flora in this turning point. What follows will demand more courage than running ever did.