Grace Note: A Cake Series Novel by J. Bengtsson

Author:J. Bengtsson [Bengtsson, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949975512
Publisher: J. Bengtsson Books
Published: 2023-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

It was followed by another text with a screenshot: a social media post from Jake, sent twenty minutes ago. A message to his fans. What? How could that be? He was in surgery. It was supposed to take most of the day, I’d been told. All I knew was that my brother was having surgery to repair damage to his knee, damage he sustained in the kidnapping. No further information was given, and I didn’t ask. But I’d been under the impression it was fairly routine. No big deal. Jake had even encouraged Quinn and me to go to school. I’d gone, though Quinn hadn’t. He was graduating in three months, he’d said, so any learning for him had already been completed. He was driving on fumes now. But not me. I had colleges I wanted to get into next year. I couldn’t spend all day in a hospital waiting room.

Blocking out the activity around me, I read the heartfelt letter penned by my brother to his fans. In it, he gave some insight into the kidnapping, and surprisingly, I didn’t shy away. It was like discovering my own truth had cured me of the fear. I read how the kidnapping and the media aftermath affected his life. It was honest. Heartbreaking. It was only when I finished that I realized what this was—a goodbye letter. Jake had written this thinking he was going to die. Chills swept through me, raising the hair on my arms. I didn’t dare look up, knowing I’d have every set of eyes in the class staring at me.

Grabbing my backpack, I rose to my feet and walked straight to the front of the class.

“Did I excuse you?” the teacher asked as I approached.

“I have to leave.”

“Do you need a bathroom pass?”

“No, I have to leave.”

“Not without a hall pass. We have twenty minutes left. Sit down.”

I dissolved into tears.

“Grace?” Mrs. Parker said, rounding the table. “What’s wrong?”

“My brother. Jake.”

“What about your brother?”

“I think… I think he’s going to die.”

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