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Mo where her lips flinch up because she wants to pretend it’s okay, but it’s not We left the land of okay without passports hours ago "I’m sorry I can’t help you with much"

I lower e to confront her Unfortunately, arguing withsuit "You were really upset when you thought Olivia was dead Did you know her?"

Mo to you?"

The door to the room opens and Olivia steps in with a plate of food My stomach plummets She does not need to be here for this

"Emily," Mom presses "What did Olivia tell you?"

I atte focused on aze creates red-hot heat on the back of et

I’ve been caught with my hand in the cookie jar, but truth is, Olivia never instructed me not to askshe merely explained that no one but her would tella private conversation Olivia’s obviously not norhtstand, sits on the bed then turns her body towardme permission to continue She’s evil and she’s bold

"WellOlivia told me you two had met before" Not a lie and Olivia smirks as if she approves of how I handled that

Mo "Yes, we had"

"You never mentioned that"

"I didn’t see how it ht either one of us would return I was young and I was stupid and I ave iven, but there was nothing but heartache in Kentucky for me so we left Olivia was kind to me when a lot of people weren’t That’s why it hit ht she was dead"

"Did she wantto help us?"

Mo nasty "Where’s this co from?"

The sheets on the bed rustle and aze switches back to Mom her eyes are narrowed on ," Olivia raises her voice so Mom can hear her, then walks over to theseat and settles beside me The skin on ht by the caht food for Emily You look well"