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CHAPTER 35
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THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 68
THE WINDOWWe didn’t speak on the drive back.Daisy’s hands were tight on the steering wheel. The veins on the back of them stood out. I kept my phone face-down on my thigh like the screen itself might burn me if I looked at it again. The photo of us leaving Jasper’s gate sat in my messages like a live thing. So did the second text.Tell your friend to sleep light tonight. I already know which window is hers.Every few minutes Daisy’s eyes flicked to the rear-view mirror. I pretended not to notice. Pretending was the only thing holding me together.When we reached my apartment she didn’t ask if she could come up. She just followed me inside, locked the door, and checked the windows one by one. I stood in the middle of the living room with my arms wrapped around myself and watched her move. The girl who usually filled every silence with noise was quiet in a way that scared me more than the messages.“You’re staying here tonight,” I said.Daisy turned from the last window. “Obviously.”
THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 68
THE WINDOWWe didn’t speak on the drive back.Daisy’s hands were tight on the steering wheel. The veins on the back of them stood out. I kept my phone face-down on my thigh like the screen itself might burn me if I looked at it again. The photo of us leaving Jasper’s gate sat in my messages like a live thing. So did the second text.Tell your friend to sleep light tonight. I already know which window is hers.Every few minutes Daisy’s eyes flicked to the rear-view mirror. I pretended not to notice. Pretending was the only thing holding me together.When we reached my apartment she didn’t ask if she could come up. She just followed me inside, locked the door, and checked the windows one by one. I stood in the middle of the living room with my arms wrapped around myself and watched her move. The girl who usually filled every silence with noise was quiet in a way that scared me more than the messages.“You’re staying here tonight,” I said.Daisy turned from the last window. “Obviously.”
THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 67
THE PHOTOGRAPHThe door closed behind my sister and the silence that followed felt louder than any scream.I couldn’t move. My eyes stayed fixed on the folded paper lying on the glass table, one corner bent just enough to show the edge of a photograph. Rain’s face. Smiling.Looking straight into the camera like she had been waiting for this exact second to exist.Jasper’s voice reached me from somewhere far away. “Zoe. Zoe, look at me.”I didn’t.He stepped closer and I finally flinched, taking a sharp step back. The back of my legs hit the couch. I sat down hard, the air leaving my lungs in a shaky rush.“She planned this,” I whispered. My voice sounded strange to my own ears. “Both of them. They planned this.”Jasper dragged a hand down his face. He looked wrecked. “I didn’t know she was coming. I swear to you I didn’t know.”“Does it matter?” The words came out sharper than I intended. “She’s here. She has whatever that is. And she’s already talking to Rain.”He reached for the pap
THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 66
THE HOUSE THAT REMEMBERSDaisy refused to let me leave the apartment alone. She stood in front of the door with her arms folded, still wearing the oversized shirt she had slept in, hair pulled up in a messy knot.“I’m coming,” she said for the third time. “I don’t care if he said come alone. I’m not letting you walk into that house by yourself after what Rain pulled last night.”I didn’t argue. Part of me was relieved she insisted. The other part already felt the weight of Jasper’s message sitting in my chest like a stone.We left a little after one. The drive was quiet. Daisy kept glancing at me from the driver’s seat, but she didn’t fill the silence with her usual chatter. She knew today was different.Jasper’s street looked the same as the last time I was here. The same tall gate. The same black car parked under the shade of the mango tree. My stomach twisted the moment we stopped.Daisy parked across the road. “I’ll be right here. Phone on. If you’re not out in thirty minutes I’m
THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 65
THE MORNING AFTERI didn’t sleep.Every time I closed my eyes I saw Rain’s face in that circle, the way she smiled when she said Jasper’s name. The way everyone’s eyes shifted to me like I was already guilty.Daisy was still stretched out on the couch when the sun came up, one arm hanging off the side, makeup slightly smeared. I sat on the floor with my back against the wall, phone in my hand, staring at the two messages that had kept me awake.Jeffrey: Heard you were at the party. Is everything okay?And the unknown number: You should have stayed home tonight. Things are only going to get worse from here.I hadn’t replied to either.My mind kept circling back to Jasper. We were still together. Technically. We hadn’t broken up. We just… stopped. After the day at his house—the day my sister and I found out at the same time—everything between us had gone quiet and ugly. We never officially ended it. We just stopped talking like people who were still in a relationship.And now Rain had s
THE SUMMER I LOST CONTROL CHAPTER 64
CHAPTER 64THE BOTTLE NEVER LIESRain’s eyes stayed locked on me. The music was still blasting, but it felt like the whole room had gone quiet just for her."The guy," she said slowly, like she was tasting every word, "is Jasper."My stomach dropped.A few gasps went around the circle. Someone muttered, "Wait… Jasper? As in—""Yes," Rain cut in. "Jasper. My boyfriend. The same Jasper she was fucking behind my back. And the same Jasper who was also involved with her sister. Family affair, I guess." She let out a short, bitter laugh. "Some people just can’t keep their legs closed."I stood up so fast the plastic cup in my hand spilled. "That is a fucking lie."Daisy was already on her feet beside me. "Rain, what the hell is wrong with you?"Rain didn’t even glance at her. She kept staring at me, smiling like she had been waiting for this exact moment."You can deny it all you want, Zoe. People already know the kind of person you are. You destroy things. Relationships. Friendships. Famil
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