Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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I'd failed miserably as a daughter. I knew my parents died in a car accident, but I didn't know a single detail about what happened that day.

Lindey's expression shifted, and she gently grabbed my wrist. "Rea, we agreed not to talk about this anymore. It's in the past."

"I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle it. Please, just tell me," I said, squeezing her hand back.

Her hand trembled slightly. "It's over. Why bring it up again?"

I stayed quiet for a few seconds. "Lindey, they were my parents. The only family I had."

My parents grew up in an orphanage, and when they were gone, I became an orphan too.

Maybe my words got through to her. After a long pause, Lindey finally spoke. "When Matthew and I got to the crash site, your mother was already gone. Your father was barely hanging on. He grabbed Matthew's hand and could only say your name..." Lindey choked up and stopped, and I felt a lump in my throat too.

It was like ripping open an old wound, and now I understood why Lindey had been so reluctant to talk about it. She didn't want to hurt me.

was worried about you, that he was

on, "What exactly happened

seen in a phone video flashed in my mind. My heart clenched, and my breath caught. "Was

died on the spot, and the car was completely totaled. As for

Matthew know?" I asked, remembering how upset he'd gotten the last time

"This..." Lindey hesitated again.

just tell me," I pleaded, my voice

my face. "Rea, they're gone.

straight answer only made my

was, she sighed. "It seemed... there was an issue

the driver check them?" I asked, struggling to

hand gently.

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him gone, there was no way to

father was

not talk about this anymore. Come, eat something."