BOOK 3: CHAPTER 30 -ELAINE- Steph came around the house. As of now, the fact that I was staying at Duncan’s house was apparently the biggest headline in town. Duncan’s employees couldn’t stop whispering, gawking, and probably placing bets on how long I’d last. So when Steph dropped by later t
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 29 -ELAINE- Staying at Duncan’s house wasn’t as awkward as I’d feared. Mostly because I had to leave early for work that morning, and Duncan was already up and had dressed the kids to school by the time I stepped into the kitchen, dressed and calm, sipping black coffee like th
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 28 -ELAINE- I woke up in an unfamiliar room, mostly to the smell of coffee and pancakes.For a fleeting second, I panicked;where was I? The sheets weren’t mine. The pale blue walls weren’t mine. The sturdy wooden dresser and a bookshelf full of comic books definitely weren’t mi
BOOK 3:CHAPTER 27 -ELAINE- I ran barefoot around the neighborhood, looking like a car had just ran me over. I didn’t know where I was heading to. I just knew I had to get out of here. My feet were cold and aching,my body shaking from adrenaline and fear. It wasn’t until the gravel beneath my s
BOOK 3: CHAPTER 26-ELAINE-After changing into something more decent;loose joggers and a hoodie, I rejoined them in the living room, half-expecting the kids to be elbow-deep in cookie crumbs and Duncan to be flipping through the kids’ drawings. Instead, I paused in the doorway, surprised.Duncan wa
BOOK 3:CHAPTER 25-ELAINE-I had warned him. I had made it crystal clear that the flowers were inappropriate and unsettling. But the bouquet kept coming- roses, peonies and some other flowers I don't even know that they exist. They arrived at my doorstep in the early morning, tucked just far enough