didn't even remember ge

de and Kate on the other, threateni

h

not

the phone, or Jane; it

out fo

m the counter. I dialed Jarod's number; he was number

call me as soon as possible. I grabbed my car keys and was abou

worth's sad eyes. The look on his

ve my neck if I let you kill yourself, and there is a strong

ing now were low, so I re

his can't be true. I mean, Jarod loves

t the sweet boy I used to know." His voice matched the muted expression of his eyes;

now who he was anymore, th

ve in a very small town, Sky. It would be best if you spoke with him here. I may not like my son's behavior, but I still love h

ing. It managed to pull a smile

o their family from day one. He became like a seco

oad. However, I decided I would keep calling Jarod until I got him on the phone. It wa

. Given what had just occurred he could have just been ignoring my p

el

e you answering Jarod'

's not here r

? Where is here and why aren't y

t ran down the street really qui

d for this crap right now. Tell me

the truth. I have no

I knew my face was overly flu

t's also because I gave him two fucking packs of cigarettes when he got to the house today as a peace offering. Now, cut the shit and tell me where that asshole went. So help me, Paul, if you lie t

they didn't. Marissa was in love with Paul, unbeknownst to him, an

apping at someone. Interrupting me at this point would have meant physical damage to something or som

his from me, Sky, but he

o see her when he left here. What ha

e on the line. "

to hit the fan, i

ould tell that he had more to add, but it was up to me to drag it out of him. He wouldn't lie for Ja

iend as he was Jarod's. If there was something goin

line for him. If Jarod was truly cheating on me, it would hurt him to have to sit back and watch. Paul

sister who proceeded to tell me that the man I plan to marry is h

cking Jan

he bush. Either he would tell me, or he wouldn't. Either way the truth had to come

woman. Don't make me have to say this. I don't want t

as r

ld me where he was. I...I need you to do something

a quie

're almost here. Whoever called tonight was hell bent on getting his cell phone number. This ends tonight,

Either betray his friend or sit back and watch the sister of on

e's gone too far. You don't deserve this." With that I hung

uch with my kne

motional state, Kate and Marissa were very attentive and compassionate. I wouldn't have expected anything less. We had all become

ent. As the youngest member of the family, she felt it was her job to hold everyone tog

She was loyal to the bone. However, she didn't fear telling you when you were wrong. Nor did she tend to sugar

hours tick by on the clock to pay attention. My mind was a jumble. I kept trying to f

e didn't tell me he loved me. He had given me no reason to question his feelings. However, I could not ignore the doubt

e had disappeared to go spend time

lming feeling to be close to him, so I reached into his pant

and sometimes they didn't shower every day. My n

ything was wrong th

and didn't take no for an answer. His charismatic ways resulted in him being able to have any woman he wanted. That was part of the reason we started dating.

between classes, and at my house when my parents weren't home

not my most favorite person in the world, Annalise had been a part of my life since grade school. She was a loyal friend, kind of like a big sister to me

iment wen

out on a couple more dates, ending with

said yes. Kate was there, at her own request, as she had assisted her brother

just felt Jarod was not right for his little sister. He a

geous women. He spent more time on the stereo system in his car than anything else; including studying - and

he was and what he had to offer. No one could

- knew better than to expect a commitment from him. They were all important to him and he treated them all with r

pect, but my brother was a hard person to reach on the topic. We basically agreed

o show him Jarod was a good guy, to no avail. The conversations of my defending

as Seb

ic until I learned it. While he protected me when it pleased

begged my mom to throw away. There were a couple exposed wires on the cord,

the lamp since her teenage ye

tian grabbed my hand and pulled it away. He told me it would shock me, but I didn't b

he simply stated, 'I told you

lesson learned,

od. I looked at the clock and realized it was close to one o'clock in th

doors

ad my mind through the expression on my face

expression

b, as if I had b

r the house through the fro