All Chapters of Everyone Who Loved Me Lied: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Adrian's POVThe voice kept echoing in my head, so sharp it hurt.Then sound and images suddenly flashed across the big screen, cutting it off for a moment.Not far away, my sister, Sophie Hale, pointed excitedly at the two people onscreen."Look! I shot this video for Evelyn and Nathan."I blinked slowly.In the video, Evelyn Brooks and Nathan Cole were walking away from the camera, their backs lining up perfectly with the two of them standing here now in a wedding dress and a suit.They looked so good together."They look so good together." The voice of my childhood friend, Ryan Mercer, came through the video too.My hands curled into fists. I remembered this trip.Evelyn had told me she was going away on business. Sophie and Ryan said they were worried about her, so they bought tickets and tagged along.Before they left, they'd both sworn up and down, "Don't worry, Adrian. We'll keep an eye on her for you!"So they'd been helping Evelyn lie to me even back then.The lig

Chapter 2

That house was the one my grandfather had left me.I still remembered how red my parents' eyes were when they put the deed in my hands after he passed."Adrian, your grandfather left this to you. You take good care of it, understand?"And now they'd given it to my girlfriend and the man she was cheating with as a wedding present.I don't know how I made it home.My head hurt.The apartment felt stuffy.The voice that had faded came back."Open the window. Then it won't be so stuffy."I looked at the pitch-black window."Go on. Open it and jump. Jump, and your head won't hurt anymore."I moved.The window opened, and the room really didn't feel so stuffy anymore.I pounded my fist against my head.So if I jumped, would it really stop hurting?I'd only gotten one leg over the sill when—"Adrian!" The voice behind me cracked.Someone threw herself at me and locked her arms around my waist.Evelyn was breathing hard.She dragged me down and held me tight."I got back to

Chapter 3

The cab was faster than Evelyn's car.I stood in the dark shadows of the neighborhood and watched Evelyn, her arm looped through Nathan's, turn into the yard next door to my parents' place.A little later, my parents went in too, followed by Sophie and Ryan.The little yard quickly filled with noise.I walked over until only a wall stood between us.The light inside was warm, and the laughter never stopped.I stood under the harsh white glow of a streetlight like a clown peeking in on their happiness.Mom's voice was gentle, but her words stabbed straight into my heart."The minute Richard and I saw this place was up for rent, we grabbed it."This way, whenever Evelyn comes to see Nathan, she can just tell Adrian she's visiting us."Ryan grinned and clapped his hands."That's a great idea!"Then he sighed."Poor Nathan, though. Living here, he can hardly go out."Otherwise, he could easily run into Adrian."Through a gap in the fence, I saw a flicker of heartache cross E

Chapter 4

I laughed, but it looked more like I was crying."Can't stand it? I haven't even gotten to the poisonous part yet!"I pointed at Nathan, gritting my teeth so hard they could've cracked."I supported him for three years. The minute he graduated high school, I brought him out of that dead-end farm town."I introduced him to my family, my friends, my girlfriend."And what does he do? He shamelessly goes and—"Smack!The sharp crack of a slap cut off everything I hadn't finished saying.My head snapped to the side. The pain crept slowly across my cheek and up to my ear.For a moment, all I could hear was ringing.I turned my head back, dazed.Mom's face was flushed red, her hand not quite lowered.She was breathing hard with anger.For some reason, I suddenly remembered falling off my bike as a kid while learning to ride.She'd cried her eyes out over me.I lowered my gaze and saw her hand was shaking too, but her voice was ice cold."Adrian, can't you see it yet? Evelyn an

Chapter 5

Evelyn stumbled and fell several times on her way back to the little yard.The towering flames were reflected in her eyes.The acrid smoke stung her nose and set her coughing.But she only froze for a second before trying to run inside.A neighbor who'd come out to watch quickly grabbed her."Are you crazy? With a fire this big, going in there is suicide!"Evelyn fought with everything she had, tears streaming down her face."I have to go in. Let me go in! Adrian's still in there!"The neighbor didn't let go."They're already putting it out in there. If anyone's inside, they'll get him out!"You can't help by going in. You'll just get yourself killed too!"By then, the others, who'd been a little slower than Evelyn, had reached the gate too.The fire lit their faces red, and they looked awful.Linda couldn't stay on her feet and dropped to the ground."Adrian... Is Adrian still in there?"Richard was holding it together a little better, but a closer look showed he was sh

Chapter 6

The minutes ticked by.Ryan and Sophie took turns calling Adrian nonstop, but no one ever picked up.Finally, after another ten minutes, the fire died down a lot.Several firefighters came hurrying out, and Evelyn and the others immediately crowded around them."Excuse me, when you were in there fighting the fire, was anyone inside?"Evelyn's voice shook uncontrollably, her heart in her throat.When the firefighter shook his head, she finally let out the breath she'd been holding."Thank God. Thank God Adrian wasn't in there."A little color returned to Richard's and Linda's faces too."Thank goodness. Adrian's okay. Adrian's okay."Sophie let out a breath as well, but she kept dialing."But why isn't Adrian picking up?"If he's okay, he should at least answer so we can stop worrying!"Nathan finally saw his chance.He moved closer and spoke carefully."Is Adrian mad? Is he not answering just to get back at everyone?"But everyone was only trying to keep him from having

Chapter 7

Adrian's POV"Why did you leave them?"My eyes were closed. The voice in my ear was soft and soothing.Dr. Wilson had told me that every question he asked, I had to answer with the truest thing I felt."Because they make me hurt.""And since leaving, are you happy?""I can't feel that yet. But I don't hurt anymore."He paused for a moment before going on."Since leaving, has the voice in your head come back?"I shook my head."Hardly ever.""Let's stop here for today."Dr. Wilson lifted the blanket off me and handed me two bottles of pills."Remember to take them on time."You don't have to come in so often anymore. Once a month is fine."Maya had just walked in, and her face lit up at that."Dr. Wilson, does that mean Adrian's getting better?"He nodded."Yes. Getting away from the people and things that trigger his episodes helps a lot."Plus, he's been in treatment for a long time now."You could even get him out of town for a trip. Beautiful scenery does wonders

Chapter 8

Third-person POVBy the time Maya showed up at their door, Evelyn and the others had been putting out missing-person notices for two weeks.They knew it was pointless, but they still wanted to try.Sophie sat on a stool, anxiously raking her hands through her hair."With the state Adrian's in, someone must have helped him leave!"But who? Ever since he got sick, most of his friends stopped talking to him."Who else would help him?"No one said anything, because none of them could think of who it might be.That was when Maya knocked on the door.Nathan was the first to recognize her.They'd both been students Adrian had supported, and Nathan had always resented her a little, because Maya's grades were better than his and she'd gotten into a better college.Luckily, Maya was the quiet type. She didn't know how to talk to people or win them over.When he learned the college she'd applied to was far away, Nathan had finally relaxed.They hadn't been in touch for years, and he'

Chapter 9

With that, Maya pulled a stack of photos out of the briefcase she'd brought with her.In them, Nathan had his arm around a woman, the two of them all over each other.Evelyn's eyes went wide. Sophie actually cried out."Isn't that your old girlfriend, Kayla?"Nathan had dated someone in college.The Hales all knew that, and so did Evelyn, because the first time Nathan and Evelyn slept together, he hadn't broken up with Kayla yet.Back then, Evelyn had a work dinner at the same place where Nathan was having a get-together with his classmates.That night, people kept pushing drinks on Evelyn.When she woke up, she found herself staring straight into Nathan's eyes.They were lying under the same blanket.While Evelyn was still nursing a pounding headache, Adrian walked in and saw it all.No matter how she tried to explain, the facts were right there.She'd cheated. Even if her heart wasn't in it, her body had been with someone else.Luckily, she'd managed to win Adrian's forg

Chapter 10

Adrian's POVBy the time I got back to Riverton from my trip, the title to the house had already been changed back.Maya unpacked my luggage while she filled me in on what happened after she left that day.The baby Evelyn was carrying wasn't Nathan's at all.Kayla wouldn't let Nathan sleep with Evelyn.But they still needed a baby to keep their hooks in her.So every time, they drugged her and paid some other man to take his place.Enraged, Evelyn hired people to beat Nathan half to death.Nathan turned around and sued her."She ended the pregnancy and got the divorce, but she's not getting off easy either."There's the damages, and she'll probably do a few years."I listened quietly, without reacting.These people and everything about them had nothing to do with me anymore.But before long, my family and Ryan tracked me down anyway.They didn't believe Maya had never seen me, so they looked up the law firm she worked for.They followed the trail all the way to Riverton,

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