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Big Little Lies Chapter 56

By Liane Moriarty

Chapter 56

Celeste is lying in bed, her head throbbing.
Perry is bringing her cups of tea and working from home. He looks concerned. He's already called Madeline to arrange for the twins to be picked up after school.
The big, sick joke: he says that Celeste "isn't feeling well."
Celeste mulls over what the counselor told her: violent relationships tend to get more and more violent over time.
She thinks about another thing the therapist told her: the most dangerous time for an abused woman is after she's left her abuser.
Huh, thinks Celeste dully.
If I leave, he'll try to kill me. And if I stay, he'll try to kill me.
There's a very good chance that I will die because Perry kills me.
Things just got extra bleak.