Everything We Are by Darby Blake & Sienna Ray

Author:Darby Blake & Sienna Ray [Blake, Darby & Ray, Sienna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-20T18:30:00+00:00

Seventeen

Thea

Jude and I leave Silver Lake early in the morning. After breaking up with Adam, I spent the rest of the evening with my mom and dad, and while they knew something bothered me, I held back from telling them what had happened. It was Thanksgiving, after all, and I didn’t want to ruin the mood. They’ve known Adam for a long time, welcoming him into their home when we started dating, and are very fond of him. I’m sure our break-up will affect them too. I just hope our parents will remain friends. I don’t want mine and Adam’s break-up to break up our parents as well. But I need to process everything before telling them, as I know they will likely have questions.

Thankfully, my parents didn’t question the need for me to return to Northport earlier than expected. I’ve long grown out of the tradition of hitting the Black Friday sales, and I told them I wanted to get an early start on my food science paper which needs to be turned in after the holidays. Truthfully, I’m hoping the empty house will help me focus amid all the thoughts flying around in my mind. I’m still trying to make sense of what Adam told me and the fact he had no remorse for having a hand in evicting people from their homes. I guess it’s true what they say—the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Adam’s more like his father than I thought.

Jude parks the car in the driveway and turns off the engine. I’m sure he has his suspicions something’s wrong. The bags under my eyes are undoubtedly a tell-tale sign, but he doesn’t ask any questions. He never pushes for answers, and it’s not because he doesn’t care. He knows to wait until I’m ready to talk, and then he’ll give me his undivided attention and support.

As I open my car door, I notice a black Camry parked outside the house—Kyler’s car. I expected him to spend the holidays with his family, making sure his niece is having the best time, so I’m a little shocked to find it here. Still, it will be good to see him without everyone else around, and my mood lightens a little at the thought. We grab our bags from the trunk, and Jude opens the front door, letting me in the house first. As expected, the house is quiet, so we both make our way up the stairs to our respective bedrooms. As we reach the second floor, I instinctively look toward Kyler’s door, and as I do, it opens. Jude and I stop and wait for Ky to come out so we can say hi to him. But it’s not him who walks out the room, and I find myself face to face with a tall blonde woman, dressed in what’s clearly the previous night’s clothes judging by the wrinkles in them. She doesn’t notice me and instead looks over her shoulder.

“Thank you for helping me forget,” she says.

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