Chapter 27

So that was what real betrayal tasted like. Matt left the pool area with a taste

bitter in the mouth, feeling like you've been punched in the stomach. Well locked in your

In his mind were images of the girl he had always loved, the one he was going to marry three years ago.

days, laughing and joking with another guy. Going down a water slide with their bodies trapped, embraced,

practically naked if it weren't for the wet bathing suits.

His hands balled into fists and he wanted to dive into the pool and punch the guy. But

then he remembered his mother saying: “Violence is never a solution. A strong man never

turn to her”. He was a better man than his father. And so the acidity that corroded

your stomach.

As he hurried back to the cabin, the images continued to race through his mind.

and he couldn't erase them. That blonde girl he saw walking towards the pool called

your attention for being very beautiful. He thought he looked like Merilee. Then he realized it was her,

but in a tiny bik