The family secret

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. I had to think for a minute, so I drove on my scooter to the marina and stepped on board of my boat. I stayed there from Friday till Sunday. My mother kept asking

voices. Then my bedroom door opens. My mo

that beer last night. I had a huge hangover. I turn away from them and hide myself underneat

' I manag

ips as JJ jumps on the bed. It hurt m

called her every day when I went on my holiday. No, I didn't miss a single day. Now I

o move.' JJ was actually right. It was winter and the

round to look at my mother. 'It's all my faul

g about?' Mom was staring at me with a f

some other day. I knew them from football and they asked me to come.' I just lied to my mom, but there was no going back now. 'I didn't know it was at a high school when I got t

t down at one of the chairs in my

re. I scared her and she ran away. I followed her outside, but she kept running.

hat is what your father is thinking. He thinks maybe she is with one of her friends. Jack's police friends are looking for her. There is no way she isn't going to be found.'

s my fault. 'I should have b

or the police, so they know what they are looking f

aid, badly needing to be part of t

black tights.' I

aring a dress. Must have been fro

Kelsey told us. 'She never wears it because

h one of her friends and Sam asking me if I knew Shelly. I c

lly

s here often. I broke so many bones over the years and had a few concussions. I had two surgeries to fix my ankle

my doctor for ever. He even stopped by during his lunch break when I was sick with the flu last month. Doctor Gerard was one of Jack'

the room. There was a young boy sleeping in the bed in front of mine. Next to him was an older boy sleeping. T

up the curtains. 'Wake up, Jaimy.' The boy next to the window covered his face under his pillow. 'Wake up, Timothy.' The other boy moved a

ck. I don't like strange

the other beds and yanked the covers away from the boy that she called Timothy. He screamed like a girl, what made me giggle. The nurse followed the sound and she smiled at me when she saw me laughing. She did the same to

d have guessed they were brothers. Jaimy's skin tone was a lot darker than his white-blond brother. He probabl

ngers in front of him. Only his thumb was down. He was smiling at me and I s

hispered. 'I'm fi

y, you were speaking really soft.' I just n

hs. I wasn't that hungry after hearing it. I only took the cup of jelly and ate i

in me, when she saw I only ate the jelly. 'You didn't eat much. Please eat something.' I shook my head. She sighed and

e came back with three more jelly

ive you a check up. It's not healthy to be this t

loved them actually. She was the only one that really cared for me in my family. Not even my own

ld her it was Sally. Yeah, I was go

r came to visit me. He sat next to my bed on a chair. The doctor was old and gray and he had round glasses hanging on a cord around his neck.

t was I doing on the beach? I was close to home when I was hit by that car. Did the person move me? 'You had a fracture in your scull, but that wasn't the biggest issue. There was somehow a piece of red glass sticking inside your left leg and you almost bled out to death.' The man glared at me,

ir way to the IV sticking in my hand and I pulled it out. The cl

'I have seen your scars and bruises.' He said. My head fell back down on the pillow. 'Some were really old and others

getting stronger with every deep breath I took. Oh no, not again. I closed my eyes and tried to keep my breathing even and slow. I was having a panic attack. I hadn't had one in months, but I didn'