Apprehension and embarrassment formed a complex ball in his gut, a reminder of his heinous actions. Any buoyancy he felt waking up next to Olivia faded with each throb of his swollen jaw, courtesy of Frank’s ham-sized fists. It’d only been a day since he stumbled into this building, but it seemed...
Each question they peppered me with was like a barb into my back. “What did you do?” Boone asked. “Why’d you hurt Jason?” That one was Abby. “Are you even going to talk about what happened?” Boone again. On the top step I spun on them, my arms trembling. “Just give me a second to breathe!” Startl...
I should have known the high of spending my day with Jason wouldn’t last. The minute I stepped in the house I felt suffocated. Reminding myself it would all be over soon usually helped, but it didn’t. Now I was worried about the house being too still and quiet. As I walked up the huge staircase I...