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“Yes,” he says. “With many shades of gray, though.”
My lips quiver. I look back at Jansen, then at Jack.
No. Jansen couldn’t be right. I thought…I thought he was just making up an entire lie.
“Kevin’s your kid?”
“Indy, if we could just talk alone for a while…”
“No,” I say. “That’s enough. I’m not going anywhere this weekend. I’m not going with you.”
“But Amelia--”
Chester hears the commotion and opens the gate to see what’s going on with us. “Jack. What’s going on here?”
“Chester, I was just trying to explain something to Amelia.”
“Oh? About what?”
I don’t hold back. “So you lied to me? You said that you don’t have a son and you do? You said you don’t have any major secrets. You promised, Jack.”
I’ve never seen Jack at a loss for words, but that’s how he looks right now as he runs a hand through his thick head of hair.
“I think you’d better go,” Josefina says. “This is supposed to be a place of no drama. I’m not sure what’s going on here but it looks pretty darn close to a violation of the commingling clause.”
“Ame—” Jack starts to say.
But I head inside, go to my room and lock the door.
I grab my pillow and hold it tight.
“Amelia. Just—“
“Go away Jack. You lied to me. Youpromised. Just go away. I don’t want to be with someone who throws around words like ‘promise.’”
I hear mumbling with Josefina and Chester talking to Jack, and then the sound of a car door slamming, and a car driving away.
So much for next week’s surf lesson with him.
This was not the twist I wanted to our story.
23
JACK
2months later
I screamas I lift the weights, trying to push myself harder. I'm not sure what I'm trying to accomplish, but I just need to feel something. Anything. The pain in my muscles is the only thing that can distract me from the emptiness inside.
Suddenly, I hear a voice. "Jack? Jack, are you okay?"
I look up to see Yoshimi standing in the doorway, concern etched on her face. I quickly release the weights and sit up, trying to compose myself.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I say, panting heavily as I sit up. “Just a light little workout.”
“Alightworkout?” Yoshimi’s tone is unconvinced. "You were screaming. And you were lifting way too much weight. Are you trying to kill yourself?"
I shrug. "I don't even care anymore."
