Amy Bensen 04 Unbroken
“MEG DEMANDS, her voice trembling, her fingers clutching a soft cloth purse to her side, a perfect hiding spot for a gun, I fear.
I hold my hands up and take a step backward, appalled that she’s obviously been watching the house and following us. “Meg—”
“Is Chad dead?” she all but hisses at me. “I need to know if he’s dead.”
She sways toward me and I sit down on the seat, clutching my own purse and mentally planning how to reach my gun inside. “He’s gone,” I say. “It’s true.”
“I ...didn’t ask if he was gone,” she growls from between gritted teeth. “I asked if he’s dead.”
“He’s dead,” I confirm, resenting how easily her betrayal of my brother could have made it true.
She searches my face and shakes her head. “No. No! You’re lying.”
“I’m not lying.”
“You wouldn’t be out shopping two days after you buried your brother if he was really dead.”MoreLess
I hold my hands up and take a step backward, appalled that she’s obviously been watching the house and following us. “Meg—”
“Is Chad dead?” she all but hisses at me. “I need to know if he’s dead.”
She sways toward me and I sit down on the seat, clutching my own purse and mentally planning how to reach my gun inside. “He’s gone,” I say. “It’s true.”
“I ...didn’t ask if he was gone,” she growls from between gritted teeth. “I asked if he’s dead.”
“He’s dead,” I confirm, resenting how easily her betrayal of my brother could have made it true.
She searches my face and shakes her head. “No. No! You’re lying.”
“I’m not lying.”
“You wouldn’t be out shopping two days after you buried your brother if he was really dead.”MoreLess
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