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He looked like he was about to cry, so I sat on the edge of his bed, seeing my opportunity to be of so as you’re fine"

He frowned "I’ether"

Chapter Fifteen

Present

I aue while Caleb cooks dinner The baby is sleeping upstairs, and the television is on soh so Caleb can hear it I a the channel to put on America’s Next Top Model, when I hear her name My head snaps up Olivia Kaspen Her picture is on the screen, as she stands surrounded by reporters I grab for the ree the channel before Caleb can see it

"Don’t," I hear fro, I increase the volume The newscaster is female I once read a statistic that said sixty percent of men tune out female newscasters Unfortunately for es closer to the TV, the knife still in his hand His knuckles are white My eyes trace up his arm and rest on his face Fro above that is registering emotion on a nuclear level His eyebrows are drawn and his eyes look like a loaded gun ready to go off at any aze to the television, afraid that if I keep watching hi

"The trial for Dobson Scott Orchard will begin next week His attorney, Olivia Kaspen, who up until this point has beenshe took the case after the accused kidnapper and serial rast contacted her directly, asking her to represent hihly speculated that Olivia, who received her undergraduate degree fro a plea of "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity"

The shoitches to a coainst the couch The picture they had shown of Olivia was grainy The only thing really visible was her hair, which was h my trial I slowly pivotlued to the toilet paper couarantee

"Caleb?" I say My voice catches, and I clearat my eyes, and I have to use all ofontoe, if all he has to do is look at her and I cease to exist? I turn off the television and abruptly stand up, sending the contents offor where I stashed ht I went to Mother Gothel with Sa him to see

"Are you serious?"

His voice is caler in his eyes

"You don’t own hter It is such a lie Caleb has owned every one of hts and actions for the last five years Why? Was I always such a sellout to love? I think back toNo, in every relationship that came before Caleb -- I had the power I blow arette Why did I feel the need to do that? God

I don’t go to bed I sit on the couch all night, drinking ru I excel in I think ofat the layers of what I’s would start looking pretty ugly I do not like to think about who I really a my restraints I call Sam to distract round

"Hold on," He says