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THE TRUTH

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THE TRUTH

JOSH

The call came just as I was leaving practice.

“Mr. Saunders?”

“Yeah, this is him.” I balanced my duffel on my shoulder, pushing open the car door.

“This is Officer Ruiz with the Austin PD. We have a woman in custody, Vivien, who listed you as her emergency contact.”

I stopped mid–motion, gripping the door frame. “What?”

“She was picked up outside a coffee shop after causing a scene. Barista called it in–said she was aggressively confronting a blonde woman, screaming at her.” The officer

hesitated. “She’s requesting that you come down to the station.’

I clenched my jaw so tight I thought my teeth might crack.

“What does she want from me?”

“She’s insisting that you validate her story. That she’s not crazy.”

I scrubbed a hand down my face. “Jesus Christ.”

The drive to the station was a blur of anger and disbelief. I knew Vivien was struggling, but this? It was unhinged. I had a bad feeling in my gut, one that only grew worse when they led me down a hallway toward the holding cells.

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“She’s in here,” the officer said, stopping in front of the cell.

her stomach. Her usually perfect raven hair was a mess, her makeup smudged like she had been crying

froze. Her red–rimmed eyes snapped to mine, her face crumpling into

of the bars. “Tell them. Tell them I’m not crazy. That we love each other! That we‘ re supposed to

my chest. “Vivien, what

voice grew frantic. “You just have to tell

stretched between us.

mean, you worked hard?” My voice

again, her

shifted

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

her dark eyes glistening with

recognize me?”

down my

“What?”

there.” A breathy laugh escaped her lips.

tilted for a second.

No.

that wasn’t possible.

see me, but I was always in the background. Listening to you talk to her

“Vivien… what the fuck are you

step closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her

wake up. But that was only once to twice…I think.” She nodded frantically. “Only that one dose almost stopped her breathing, so I didn’t do it again,” Her voice softened, almost dreamy. “But after that… she just stayed asleep on her

blood turned

curled into fists at my sides, rage boiling under

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I swallowed hard, my voice like gravel.

parted, her face slack with realization.

sister you were thinking about moving to Texas. Sol did the research, found the right school, got the job-” She let out a

Perfect.

her way into my life. Into my

Laura in

body tensed, every muscle coiling like a live wire. I forced myself to stay still,