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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.

usually perfect raven hair was a

eyes snapped to mine, her

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

heat rising in my

hard for us. Don’t you see that?” Her voice grew

silence stretched between

worked hard?” My

started pacing again, her breaths erratic.

officer beside me shifted uncomfortably, just as

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

head, her dark eyes glistening with

recognize me?”

down my

“What?”

escaped her lips.

world tilted for

No.

wasn’t possible.

there,” she continued, her voice eerily calm now. “Of course, you didn’t see me, but I was always in the background. Listening to you talk to her while I knew she wasn’t really there.

what the fuck are

took a step closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her

wasn’t strong enough.” She exhaled shakily, her eyes darting around like she was lost in a memory. “Sure, sure… I gave her a little sedation at the beginning. Just to make sure she didn’t wake up. But that was only once to twice…I think.” She nodded frantically. “Only

blood turned

fists at my sides, rage

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I swallowed hard, my voice

face slack

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

Perfect.

her way into my life.

kept Laura in

like a live wire. I forced myself to stay still, to not grab the bars