Alle Kapitel von The Road Remembers Everything: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 8

Celine was still riding the high of a million-dollar payout when she heard me.She froze."Sonia, have you lost it? That's a million dollars! We've been stuck in this nowhere town for ten years and haven't made half that. And you're just walking away?"We'd spent years working side by side, surviving one disaster after another. She couldn't believe I'd pass up a chance like this.She hurried over and blocked the door. "Did you hit your head or something? Go wash your face and think it over."Ten years ago, you showed up here with nothing. Your ex-husband threw you away. Now you finally have a shot to turn things around."Don't you want to make him regret it? Don't you want him begging for another chance?"I pulled my arm free. "I don't need anyone's regret. I've already made up my mind. Stop trying to convince me. I'm leaving.""Sonia!" Frustration had sweat beading on her forehead. "Even if you won't take it, give me a reason. I don't believe you'd just stand there and let som

A flicker of disgust crossed his face.He didn't recognize me.I hadn't cared about my appearance in years. Ten years had passed. I was no longer the professor people admired—the woman with light in her eyes.Now I wore a worn-out leather jacket that hadn't been washed in days. Years of cold wind had left my face rough and lined.Standing next to his tailored suit and polished shoes, I probably looked like dirt."So you're the only person who's ever made it through Deadman's Pass unharmed?"A faint, mocking smile touched his lips."Do you know what five million dollars can buy? A hundred lives like yours."I took another drag from my cigarette.I didn't answer.The passenger door opened.Cassidy stepped out. Her eyes swept over me.Her expression stayed calm, but the superiority in her voice was impossible to miss."My husband may sound harsh, but he's right. You work all year and make what? Twenty, thirty thousand? Five million won't just change your life. It'll put you i

Jayden's sneer vanished."What the hell does that mean?"He stormed over and grabbed my collar."What do you mean you'd strangle her? You know Tina?"His voice turned icy. "Who are you? Start talking."Cassidy looked me over again.After a long moment, she scoffed.The disgust in her eyes was impossible to miss. "My daughter grew up in gated communities. She's spent her entire life around people of her own class."Someone like you? She'd think she got dirty just touching you."I don't believe you know her. And I definitely don't believe she's done anything to you. Stop playing games and tell us what you want."Jayden immediately let go of me.Like touching me disgusted him.He pulled out a wet wipe and scrubbed his hands over and over."My wife's right. There's no way you and Tina ever crossed paths."I laughed. "We didn't."Something about my smile must've unsettled him.He stared at me for a few seconds before frowning. "I'll admit it. Cassidy and I have stepped on pe

"Unlucky?" I laughed. "If you hadn't pulled every rescue team away, how would Maya have missed her rescue window?"I begged everyone back then. And what did you tell me?"You said Tina was in more danger, so she had to come first."Then I found out the truth."Almost a thousand rescuers. Hundreds of thousands of dollars.""All to save a girl who sprained her ankle on a hike."The tears finally spilled over."Your daughter can't suffer. Your daughter is precious." My voice cracked. "Wasn't mine?""If I really wanted revenge, I could've driven up that mountain and watched her die. Then I could stand here and tell you exactly what you told me."She was unlucky. It was fate. There was nothing anyone could do."Instead, I'm telling you to call another rescue team."I just want justice for Maya. I can't accept that she lost her life at seventeen because of you."Jayden's eyes turned red. "Sonia... I'm sorry... We never expected that. We never thought that being a little late woul