BOOK 3: CHAPTER 74 -ELAINE- Soccer practice days had become a kind of sacred rhythm between Amelia and I, something familiar and light. It was our time. I’d drive her there, get ice cream first, sit in the car with the windows down, talking about everything and nothing. She liked the way I chee
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 73 Elaine I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Even as I sat behind my desk at work, charting patient notes and going through the motions, Amelia’s voice echoed in my head like a haunting melody. The look in her eyes when she told me what Gianna had shattered something in me. I want
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 72 Elaine I sat on the edge of Amelia’s bed, brushing her hair back from her tear-streaked face, trying to make sense of the words that had just come out of her mouth. My heart clenched in my chest, rage boiling beneath my skin like a pot about to spill over. I wanted so badly to b
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 71 -Elaine- After that night, I was disappointed because It looked like someone sabotaged that night on purpose. I stayed in Duncan’s place overnight and I came to my house this morning. I hadn’t even had my coffee yet when I heard the frantic knock at the door. My first thought
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 70 -DUNCAN- I saw her smile before she turned fully. The kind of smile she used to give when she wanted something. It didn’t work on me back then, and it isn’t working now. I kept walking, not fast, just direct. For example, if I stopped moving, I’d get caught in something sticky.
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 69 DUNCAN I'm not exactly a fan of texting. To be honest, I've never been very good at it. My thumbs are clumsy, my eyesight isn't what it used to be, and I'm always frustrated with auto-correct. But everything changed when I met Elaine. Now, I find myself using my phone a lot mo