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Then I tell therief stricken he was, how bad he felt about the ordeal

I tell therief finally consu him

Mik doesn’t deny anything, only agreeing with me

We share so someone, and we both want to bury those memories, stuff them down so deep until they disappear

I can already feel the bruises rising on ht

But nobody questions our story

“THERE’S ONE MORE THING I need to know” I tell Noah as we approach the shborhood

He stuffs his palms into the pockets of his fitted black jeans “Are you sure?” He questions, one brow lifted “You don’t think you’ve gotten enough truth for one lifetime?”

I’ve probably had“Onehim a soft smile

He wants to bury this night behind us and I can’t say I blaht Chasing down all of the secrets and searching for justice It’s broken us in ways I don’t think we’ll ever recover from

He still has a black eye and so his abdomen We buried his father with a small ceremony Maria else had gone down, but she didn’t want to know She told Noah she knew about the ca look and then pushed it behind theain

We cling to each other, praying that this alone is enough, that we can carry each other through it I think the worst part is over noe just need to pick up all the shattered pieces and try to create so new

We’ll do it with her in mind

We’ve both lost soht with Edward The truth had found ht if I knehat happened I would suddenly feel better, but that’s not hoorks

I felt worse