Everybody Lies by Emily Cavanagh

Author:Emily Cavanagh [Cavanagh, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800190887
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2020-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

When people like me want to cook dinner, we head to the local Stop and Shop. When people like Todd want to make dinner, they head to the farmer’s market. In summer the Heron farmer’s market is a tourist’s dream, bustling with hipsters and yoga moms, their cherubic babies strapped to their bodies as they fill canvas sacks with bundles of kale and heirloom tomatoes. In winter, there aren’t as many people. There are stalls set up; middle-aged couples with kids in tow mill around, carrying bags of produce and thermal mugs of coffee, people with jobs flexible enough that they can go buy a bag of beets in the middle of the day. I recognize a handful of people, but no one I really know, and though there’s no reason for me to feel uncomfortable, I do. Maybe it’s because the amount Todd spends on a few small paper bags of produce is close to my mother’s weekly grocery bill. Or maybe it’s the ease with which Todd takes out several crisp twenty-dollar bills to pay for one night’s dinner. Or maybe I feel guilty that, despite the scorn I feel for most of the people up here, I’m hungry for what they have.

Todd buys us both coffee and then holds my hand casually as we stroll through the barn, pausing to sample homemade jams and herb-infused olive oils. Part of me is already wondering how long it will be before rumors of the two of us spread across all of Great Rock. How long till Connor hears about me parading through the farmer’s market with my expensive coffee, bag of arugula, and Todd? But the other part of me, the bigger part of me thinks, Who cares? Who cares what Connor or anyone else on this small stupid island thinks. Because I won’t be here for much longer.

“Hey, Todd.”

I look up to see a girl a few years older than me standing at a booth that’s selling local cheese. She’s tall and slender with glossy brown hair that hangs over her shoulders. She wears jeans and old boots and an apron over a white wool sweater that probably cost more than what I make in three nights. Her eyes are on Todd, though not before she’s seen that he’s holding my hand.

“Hey, Zoe.”

He releases me to hug the girl, and I get a whiff of her shampoo as she rests her head momentarily on his shoulder, strong enough to cut through the smell of the ripe cheeses she’s selling. He steps back and motions to me. “Zoe, this is Daisy.”

I try to smile, but I’m sure it comes out crooked. Zoe smiles without actually looking at me. “What are you doing here this time of year?” she asks.

“Molly’s engagement party.”

“Oh, I heard about that!” Her pretty blue eyes light up. “I was away for the weekend, so I missed it. Meg and I went skiing.” I fade into the background while they talk about people I don’t know and hobbies I can’t afford.

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