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Chapter 1 The Promise I Wouldn't Keep
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The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 9 He Always Came Home
Years later, Andrew left Ashbourne to attend college.He never used that account again, and he never wore that white shirt again, either.In the beginning, he couldn't bring himself to ride a bus by himself. His experience was so traumatizing that he would take another route whenever he saw a refrigerated truck, and the smell of fish would make him shake like a leaf.He'd freeze whenever he passed a shop with blue plastic strip curtains in the doorway, his face turning pale.My mother nearly couldn't resist telling him, "It's all in the past now."My father stopped her. "It's fine if it's not in the past for him. We'll take it one day at a time."And that was exactly what our family learned to do. My father stopped hounding him about his grades, and my mother started knocking before entering Andrew's room.They started asking him how he was feeling."Did you have a rough day? Want to talk about it? It's okay if you don't."Matthew still worked at the bus station.The old stat
The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 8 Every Kind Word Was a Lie
Andrew hadn't even been discharged from the hospital when rumors about his ordeal had already spread throughout the school.When people heard that he'd run away to be with his online girlfriend, some called him stupid while others said that he'd embarrassed the whole class.A few even took screenshots of things he'd written on his personal blog and shared them in group chats."I wish I could leave this place. Nobody understands me. Would I be freer by the ocean than I am at home?"Those were things he had secretly written when he was feeling down. Now, those private thoughts were treated like some joke by everyone else.When he saw the screenshots, he turned his phone face down on the bed and pulled the covers over his head. "I'm not going back to school."My mother was so angry her hands shook. "Who spread those awful rumors? I'm going to take this straight to the principal!"My father chimed in, "I'll talk to their parents myself."Andrew shook his head beneath the covers. "D
The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 7 I'll Always Come Home
That night, Andrew was terrified of falling asleep. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would whisper that he was cold.So, my mother turned off the air conditioning and pulled the blankets over him.Unfortunately, it didn't help as he kept trembling. He said he could still hear the machines in the cold storage warehouse, that he could still hear the sharp snip of the scissors.He could still hear Finn saying, "That white shirt stands out too much. Cut his hair."When my mother heard that, she held Andrew and cried so hard she couldn't speak. My father stood by the window, his shoulders trembling.I sat at the foot of the bed, hugging my knees. Memories from my previous life came rushing back in my mind's eye.I remembered missing-person posters featuring Andrew's face covering every telephone pole. I could still recall how the rain blurred his photograph until the image was barely recognizable.My mother would approach every long-distance bus and ask, "Have you seen this boy?"M
The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 6 The Truth About Olivia
Andrew was rushed to the hospital.The doctor said someone had slipped something into his milk tea. Fortunately, it wasn't a large dose, and they'd caught it in time.My mother was crying so hard she could barely stand.My father sat in a chair in the hallway, his head bowed. His hard hat lay on the floor beside him, covered in dust.I sat next to my mom, a piece of gauze taped to my face and a bandage wrapped around my arm. When the nurse disinfected my wounds, I gritted my teeth and didn't make a sound.My mother gently stroked my head. "Daniel, you can cry if it hurts."I whispered, "Andrew will blame himself if I cry."My mother's tears started falling anew.…When Andrew woke up, the first thing he asked was, "Where's Olivia?"The room fell silent.He looked at us, a faint glimmer of hope still in his eyes. "She doesn't know, does she? Finn lied to her, right? She said she'd come get me."My heart ached.I wanted to snap him out of it, but he'd just been rescued from
The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 5 The Cold Storage Warehouse
The police cars sped toward Old Eastbridge.I sat in the back seat with my mother beside me. She pressed gauze against my injured arm, her hands trembling. "Daniel, does it hurt?"I shook my head. Of course, it hurt. However, I couldn't afford to worry about that now. Andrew was still held captive in that warehouse.In my previous life, it had taken my parents ten years to find him. This time, I had to find him. Luckily, the truck had been gone for less than an hour. Old Eastbridge grew more desolate the farther we drove. Weeds lined the roads, and dusk was settling in. The air smelled of rotting fish and motor oil. I felt sick.The cold storage warehouse's metal gate was half open, and the white refrigerated truck was parked inside. Lo and behold, its right taillight was cracked.Ashton ordered us to stay outside. "Nobody goes near the warehouse."I grabbed the truck door and refused to let go. "I have to save Andrew."My mother tried to stop me, but Matthew crouched down and
The Girl Who Took My Brother Chapter 4 The Clue
The newsstand was stifling. Moldy newspapers filled the tiny space, and flies buzzed everywhere.My face burned, and blood was running down my hands.I kept telling myself to stay calm. Andrew was still in the trafficker's truck. If it got too far away, he'd disappear just like he had in my previous life.I felt around on the floor and found a broken stapler. Its metal edges were sharp. I picked it up and swung it at the glass.I swung at it once, but it didn't break. Fortunately, a crack appeared when I did it again. The third blow left my palm numb.I slammed my shoulder against the window, and the cracked glass shattered with a crash.Shards cut into my arms and stomach as I crawled through the opening and tumbled to the ground.I'd barely managed to get back on my feet when Matthew came running from the alley. "Daniel!"His face went pale when he saw me covered in blood.I grabbed his shirt. "The truck… Harbor Fresh Foods. The right taillight's broken. License plate en
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