Little Dark Secrets
“Of course. Why would one night go by without another lie? What’s the count now, Mum? Is there a number? Should I start a chart on the fridge?”
“Ivy,” Jade said.
“No, I want to know! Twenty years of lies and she drops a new one every time the last one gets old!”
“I said it so you would never go looking for him!” Mum’s voice cracked right down the middle, loud enough that Daniel glanced at the window out of habit. “Do you understand? If you thought he was alive, you would have looked. I know you. You would have found his name, you would have found where he lives, you would have gotten on a plane to go scream at him, and he would have eaten you alive. So yes, I lied. I told you he was dead bec
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