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But in the house I’d grown up in, surrounded by people I’d known my entire life

I had no idea who I was

Chapter Fourteen

Doe

Maybe it was all thealone all the tih I was surrounded by people But I was started to fucking lose it

It had been four weeks with no word No sign No nothing fro a hole in the carpet ofback and forth until a reckless idea hithad said it wasn’t safe for hiet word to hi in the eyes of anyone looking in from the outside

No sooner did the idea take hold was I running downstairs I grabbed a set of keys off the rack hanging by the door and sprinted to the garage, hopping into a big beige Lexus that reeked of floral perfume

A scent I knew that was familiar to nition and turned the engine on And then I paused

I don’t kno to fucking drive!

I poundedwheel and then iven up hope I glanced up froe that I knew instantly I could drive

By the time I pulled up to the Beach Bastards’ clubhouse, my anxiety had me out of breath, but I wasn’t the least bit deterred

I juate where a skinny kid was e letters He didn’t have a na?" he asked

I restedmy breath "I need to speak with Bear, if he’s here," I huffed, "and if he’s not, I just need to talk to so"