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It’s that song again.
Bile rises in my throat.
The same song that played on my phone.
The same song I couldn’t place how I knew.
But now, I know everything is because of him.
Brad is the one who tried to kill me.
I hear a footstep, and I search for who’s coming.
That’s when I see my sister. Her face is lit up by a single stream of light wafting from the door she left cracked open.
“Erin, thank God!” I jerk against my binds, trying not to fall over. “Get me out of here!”
She cocks her head and stares into my eyes. Her gaze is void of emotion.
“Why would I do that?” she asks.
“Because Brad might be coming back . . . I think Brad’s the one who is trying to kill me!”
A laugh rings through the air.
A sinister one.
“You think this is Brad?” She shakes her head as she stares at me, unhinged. “This was never Brad . . . this was all me.”
I want to scream.
I want to deny it.
I want to be someone else for once. Someone whose parents aren’t dead. Whose sister loves her. Who’s brave enough to tell the man she loves her feelings before it’s too late.
“What?” I shake my head and begin to rapid-fire questions at her. “What do you mean? Why? Why am I here? What do you want from me?”
My brain swims in too many unknowns.
They come pouring out of me.
“I want you to admit it!” Erin screams. Her hands wave around her. She is losing it. Or maybe she’s already lost it, and this is all that’s left.
“Admit what? What are you talking about?”
“Admit that it’s all your fault!” The anger on her face morphs into sadness. “You took them all away from me.”
“Erin, calm down.” I lift my tied hands, trying to reason with her. “Took who?”
“Everyone.” Erin points at me. “You took everyone and everything from me.”
“What are you talking about?”
“First, you took our parents . . .”
I shake my head, confused.
“They were going to pick you up. You called them, sad.” Her face turns into a sneer, and she mocks.
