BOOK 3: CHAPTER 19-ELAINE-It had become a routine now; me showing up at Duncan’s house unannounced like it was the most rational thing in the world. As always, he hated it. His kids though; they loved it. They didn’t care how many times Duncan grumbled about “boundaries” and “respect”; they would
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 18 -ELAINE-I stood in the doorway, the late-morning sun casting long shadows across Duncan’s porch. I’d just invited him to join us at the park. I played with the kids a little bit before suggesting the park. But when I’d extended the offer, his eyes had gone dark, his jaw clenche
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 17-DUNCAN-I nearly screamed. I was not proud of that, but I did. Or… almost did. My hand was already on the door because I knew someone was coming. I figured it’d be one of the staff from the farm. I told him three o’clock. I was expecting him. What I got was her.Elaine.My godda
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 16-ELAINE-When I got to the hospital, it was chaotic. There had been an accident on the highway in the town. A bad accident.Multiple cars, multiple injuries. The emergency room was packed by the time I arrived. People crying, shouting, bleeding. The walls buzzed with urgency and pa
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 15-ELAINE-It all happened so fast. Faster than I could even blink, Duncan ran over to where the kids were and dragged them to his side. And in the next second, even with his speech problems, immediately accused me of hurting his children and told the police to arrest me.One of t
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 14 -ELAINE- I left the clinic as soon as the clock struck six the next day. It had even been a struggle to not look at the time and wish the work day was over already. It was perhaps the first time I hated a job that had always been my dream. I guess guilt could make you do that.A