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Why Annie Killed Helen

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Annie couldn’t protect her brother, when she was younger, as she told him she would. When Annie got the job, working with Helen, she kept persevering with Helen because she couldn’t let another person down like she did with Jimmie. Her past with Jimmie kept haunting her all throughout her life until she finally reached Helen. I think because she reached Helen it was her second chance to save someone she cared about. When Annie was younger she became blind. She had multiple procedures and eventually got her sight back. Annie being blind for a while gave her the perception she needed to be able to help Helen. It gave her the advantage over all the other doctors Helen had seen. Also, Annie had no one to depend on throughout most of her childhood,

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