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She leans forward and talks over the o to ainst the seat, clutching the backpack to her chest She doesn’t continue going through the letters or journals She just quietly stares out the hile we approach her neighborhood

When we arrive at her house, she hesitates before opening the car door "This is where I live?" she asks

I’ this, yet I can’t reassure her or warn her about what she’ll find inside because she still believes I lost o inside with you?"

She shakes her head "That’s probably not a good idea Our notes said you should stay away from my mother"

"True," I say "Well, the notes said we found all this stuff in your attic Maybe check your bedroom this time If you had a journal you actively wrote in, it’s probably near where you sleep"

She nods and then exits the car and begins walking toward her house I watch until she disappears inside

I can see Landon watching me suspiciously in the rearview mirror I avoid eye contact with him I know he already doesn’t believe us, but if he finds out I have any ht hours, he’ll definitely think I’ us

I find a letter I haven’t read yet and begin to open it when the back door opens Charlie tosses a box inside the car and I’ another journal She slides into the car when the front door opens I glance in the front seat to see Janette joining the party

Charlie leans over until our shoulders are touching "I think she’s my sister," she whispers "She doesn’t seem to like me very much"

Janette’s car door slalares atain and I catch Charlie suppressing a laugh

"Are you serious?" Landon says, staring across the front seat at Janette He doesn’t see

She rolls her head and groans "Oh, come on," she says to Landon "It’s been a year since we broke up It’s not going to kill you to sit in the sa home all day with Loco Laura"

"Holy shit," Charlie mutters She leans forward "You two used to date?"

Landon nods "Yeah But it was a loooong tio And it lasted like a week" He throws the car in reverse and begins backing out