Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Slept With My Sister, When I Was Giving Birth: Kabanata 211 - Kabanata 220

I cleared my throat. Tried to smooth down my shirt—when had it gotten so wrinkled? Forced my mouth into something that might pass for a smile if you didn't look too close.When I did, Cole's eyes slid away from mine. That's when I noticed—he'd been looking near my face this whole time, but not at me

"Sorry.""It's fine." And it was. Being thrown out for cheating I never did was old news. Ava's weight in my lap was current news. The way her skin had gone cold despite the blanket was breaking news.Cole was walking back, a nurse beside him pushing a stretcher.Robin groaned, getting out. "Let's

"Oh." Her hands shifted on the wheel, adjusting her grip. "Well, that's—I mean, sometimes family is complicated, right? My parents don't know where I am either. Haven't for years actually. They think I'm dead."Now she had my attention."Which is probably easier for everyone involved," she continued

EvelynStep back. Your breath stinks.The crowd sucked in air. All of them. That sound when fifty people forget how to breathe at the same time. Some covered their mouths. Some just stared. I looked around at their faces—the woman with the bloody hands had actually stopped dragging them across concr

EvelynIt all came down to one single moment where grief was only a reason to push forward. Nothing mattered. If it wasn't Ava, there was no greater reason. Call me selfish. I'd take that title to my grave. Once again, I blame Hilda. She had planted the idea in my head. I was carrying around a dead—