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Noise so unbearable one had to cover their ears, followed by a deafening silence that was worse?
I leaned against the wall.
Daughter.
Daughter.
Daughter.
It was the only word I seemed capable of comprehending, though I couldn’t figure out how it applied to me.
My breaths became shallow as I struggled to get air into my lungs.
Through the fog of confusion, the first tendrils of rage wound around me.
I. Have. A. Daughter.
Each word punched through my haze. My fingerhold of anger turned into a fistful.
I. Have. A. Daughter.
The fog turned red.
Rage put a hand around my throat, making it hard to breathe, yet forcing me to focus.
I. Have. A. Daughter.
I stumbled toward the laundry room, but when I tried to take a step inside, I couldn’t.
It reminded me of JoJo.
She’d taken my sanctuary.
And she’d lied.
I. Have. A. Daughter.
And JoJo had stolen her from me.
CHAPTERTWO
JOJO
“Penelope. Wait.”
My voice was ragged as I chased my daughter to the front door.
She threw it open, then looked around wildly as if she didn’t know where to go.
Suddenly she reversed course and tore through the house.
I didn’t bother shutting the door before taking off after her again.
She beelined for the French doors and surged through them with purpose. A gust of wind slammed the door into the wall, rattling the glass.
“Penelope.”
She didn’t slow as she raced across the back patio to the boardwalk. I struggled to keep up, but somehow managed, as she flew toward the beach.
