Chapter 179

The air grew still, and I found myself frozen on the couch, my fingers tensing momentarily. “What?”

I thought I must have heard wrong.

But can memories be mistaken, too?

I remember during my senior year of high school, already overwhelmed by academic pressure, I’d fall asleep the moment I got into the car.

In my memory, Dad drove for what seemed like an eternity. I couldn’t recall where we were headed, only that I was in the car, lying across my mom’s lap, sleeping soundly.

“Turn the music down, Phoebe’s asleep,” my mom whispered, chastising Dad in a gentle

murmur.

“Ethan Langley and I are meeting at Prosperity Heights Bridge before heading over together.” Dad replied.

I couldn’t remember exactly what Dad said next, only that I felt a rush of excitement–someone was waiting for us.

“Is that Ethan’s car?” asked Mom.

the high–ups are paying close attention. This event is a perfect chance to make some noise, get more people

“Boom!”

over,

force nearly hurled me from

“Phoebe…”

was Mom’s tight embrace, sheltering me

“Phoebe…”

“Survive…”

“Phoebe… Phoebe!”

my memory is blank. The crash left me dazed; time seemed to

waking up to Dexter by my side, with

of someone–someone who dashed into the flames,

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the car to save

merged with Dexter in my

it be that my memories deceive me?

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