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I resorted to minor things, such as warming up the soup I bought, setting the dinner table, and possibly placing toast on my child's plate. It was obvious from the smell of warm food that he was so excited to see it and then invite Liam out for dinner.Just that snapshot brought a smile to my face.It could be that happiness was meant to feel authentic and peaceful, rather than being extravagant or unexpected.The taxi moved again. As Noah fell asleep, the lightsSienna's POVI could not breathe. My chest felt like it was being squeezed hard from the inside.My head was shaking fast. Tears just kept falling and falling while every breath I took was getting shorter."No."My voice was all broken."No, Liam."My chest was going up and down fast. My whole body was shaking because I was feeling many emotions all at once."What did you just say?" I asked Liam with a voice that was shaking."Emily hit Noah?"Liam looked like he wanted to come to me. So I took a step back before he could touch me.My eyes were stuck on his face. I was looking hard for some sign that this was all just a big mistake.A sign that I had heard wrong. A sign that none of this was real.The look on Liam's face told me that it was not a mistake. He looked really serious.Pain was squeezing my c
Sienna's POVI woke up. I did not feel awake at all. My eyes were open. I felt empty inside.There was no feeling in my chest like I usually get when I think about Noah being gone. No tears came out. I did not feel that pain when I woke up.All I felt was empty.I sat on my bed for a while before I got up. I walked slowly downstairs and through the hallway. It was too quiet.The house looked the same as before. Everything in it had changed.I stopped in front of Noah's room.The door was closed. I had not touched it in a few days.I just stood there in front of Noahs room. I looked at the doorknob. It was something I had seen for years.For a few days I had been avoiding this room. When I walked through the hallway I walked fast so the pain would not catch me.The truth is that I was wrong. The pain was still there. It followed me everywhere. I could not
Emily's POVI tried to convince myself that it was over. I kept telling myself that nobody had seen me and that I was safe.The more I tried to forget what happened the more I remembered it. I just could not get it out of my head.Every time I heard a siren I thought it was someone coming for me. Every time I heard footsteps outside my motel room I thought someone was going to catch me.I quickly turned off the light. Moved away from the window. My body was shaking badly.I even hid in the corner of the room like a kid. I knew it was silly. I just could not help myself.I was really scared. I was facing something that I could not make go away. It was always with me.What if the police found the car I was in? What if someone had recorded what happened?What if Liam found out what really happened? Just thinking about it made my stomach hurt.I knew Liam would n
Emily's POV The motel room was far too small. Paint came off parts of the walls. The ceiling light blinked once in a while, and a wet smell stuck around the small room.I sat on the side of bed, looking at a suitcase that was the one thing left from my past life.Some weeks back, I was living in a big house. I had a room that was large, helpers, and the name o͏f Robert's wife.Now, I had to add up every buck just to check if I could pay for this motel room for some more days.A bitter laugh escaped me.Everything was gone.Robert had split from me. Rachel did not like me. The home was not mine now.What made me the most mad was that no one tried to hold on to me.Not one.It was as if I had never mattered.My hands clenched tightly on my knees."They're all hypocrites."My voice was barely a whispe
Liam's POVThe pain of losing someone is still with me. It feels just as bad as it did on the day.Now I have this feeling mixed with the pain. It is making my head all cloudy. I do not think clearly.I want to make someone else feel the hurt that I do.I do not like feeling this way. I just cannot help it.Every time I think about Noah lying on the road I get really angry. The anger is so strong that I do not even know who I am anymore.Tomy started talking. His voice was serious this time."We need to be careful." He was looking at me. It was like he was trying to see how I would react.I looked up at him. Our eyes met away."Careful?" I did not even sound like myself. "If Emily really did something we need to make sure we do everything the right way."He was talking calmly. I could see he was tense.I
Liam's POVTomy pushed some photographs across the table to me. His face was really serious."We found some video from a gas station near where the accident happened."I picked up the pictures. They showed a SUV.It was the car that was in the police video. My heart started beating"We were able to make out the license plate number." Tomy said.My heart was beating harder now. I felt a bad feeling coming over me.I looked at the paper. Then I just froze.The name of the car's owner was there on the page.Emily.My hand started shaking. I kept staring at the name.Part of me hoped that the letters would change or something. Part of me really hoped I was reading it wrong.It did not change. The name was still Emily.I slowly sat down in my chair. My body felt really heavy.Deep down I had already thoug
Sienna's POV Liam stood at the doorway, looking at me with eyes that once held hope, now filled only with questions that no longer needed answers. I could see his uncertainty clearly in the way he stood, in the way his fingers fidgeted, in the way he tried to hold onto something long p
Sienna's POV The car kept moving, and I stared out the window, letting the blurred city lights become my escape from the tightness in my chest. I wasn't here to relive the past, only to comfort my son tonight. That’s it. At least, that’s what I wanted to believe.The roads we took were
Sienna's POV I lay down, pulling the blanket up to my chest. A long exhale escaped my lips. I was tired. Not just physically, but in the way someone feels after a long battle where no one really wins. I didn’t even know if this was a victory or just another escape. My eyes stared
Liam's POV Emily didn’t answer, just stared out the window. But the way she bit her lower lip and intertwined her fingers told me… the answer was yes.I hated the fact that I might be one of the reasons she felt that way.As the car entered the location area, the atmosphere started t







