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Caught Between

Penulis: Beth
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ZOE'S POV

‘Why would I see something like that? Austin and Chloe, kissing? How's that possible? I was lost in thought all through the party, asking those questions in my mind.

The car was silent but my mind was racing. The lights lit the way as we drove home. Jamie fell asleep after the party, his head was against the window, his mouth was opened as he slept. I should have smiled at the sight of him but I didn't. My thoughts were all over the place. That moment kept replaying in my head, the sharp memory that suddenly struck my mind.

Austin and Chloe. A kiss. Me standing there, watching.

It made no sense but it didn’t feel like a dream. It felt real. It felt like mine. My memory.

I put my hand to my forehead as if it would change anything. But I could not get the picture out of my mind no matter what.

Earlier when Austin saw something was wrong, he calmed me down and said I was just tired. That stress had a way of warping things—memories, dreams, even stray images I might have seen
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