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Chapter 24 - Lilac

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I had been back in my father’s cabin for less than a day and felt suffocated. Everything looked the same—the creaky floorboards, the pine-paneled walls, the old plaid couch smelling of cedar and winter air. But I wasn’t the same.

I boiled water for tea I didn’t want, changed into fresh leggings and an oversized sweater, and combed my hair in the narrow hallway mirror. Everything reminded me of Makayla, from the kettle to the quiet.

I wanted to text her something stupid, but I didn’t have her number. I should've asked before I left, but Dad was looming nearby with the rescue crew. I felt too awkward and rushed to think of something so small but important as exchanging numbers.

I stepped back from the stove, hugging myself. The room felt too quiet—no laughter or teasing, just the water whistle and heavy silence. Dad stood near the fireplace, arms crossed, lost in thought. After the conversation in the truck, he hadn’t said much, but now, as the kettle whined, he finally turned to me.
Bryant

For all his judgment of Makayla, Jacob was the one not brave enough to take action against Stacey. A least Makayla has the guts to take Stacey on and now it seems some of that bravery has rubbed off on Lilac.

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Bryant
don't know the details of what she did. just that despite being older and grades ahead Stacey went out of her way to ensure Lilac was treated like an outcast for attending the same fancy school she had
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BaSil71
If Jacob's been silent long enough wouldn't his silence make him complicit? What did Stacey do to Lilac's teachers and friends? and why do anything to them?
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