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A fresh start? It’s what I’ve alanted--to have a new life, untainted by my past Still, there are too many loopholes in their plan As nice as it sounds to have et it
Say I say yes, I jot down Then what? What’s your big plan to get ht now, he’s fucking pissed off at lances at Senford "Let’s just say we’re going to give Elderman an offer he can’t turn down, either"
I wavefor hiive you all the details until you agree to do this," Stale explains "But let’s just say you’re going to make Elderreat for his business and that will help you get your foot in the door"
And what if they co if I’m insane to even consider this I have to be Have to have lost ? And what if I e to pull this off, bust Elderman, and he finds out it was me? What if his men come after me? They’ll kill me if they ever find out I was involved
"We can offer you protection Even after we take Elderman doe can still protect you You can enter the witness protection program and start over, just like we proet-down-to-business like "Look, Ryler, we get that this is dangerous for you, but you’re not going to be in it alone We’ll be there to help you We’re not just going to throw you in We’re going to prep you and be there every step of the way until we find Donny and take hier Betraying one of the e decision But the words fresh start keep flashing inside ht I’d get I wouldn’t have to go to Kentucky My record would be gone My tainted past erased My shitty life would be no more
My hand shakes a little as I press the pen to the paper Okay, tell me what I have to do
Chapter 3
Right out the Window
Emery
6 months later…
It’s the start of su with their parents back at ho into ford, h withthe et why you couldn’t wait until the end of the summer to move out like the rest of your friends" My le bedroo tan carpet that will beabout this place is simple, which is why I decided to rent it--because it is everything my old home isn’t Plus, it’s cheap and affordable
"It would have saved you e at home," she huffs, still irate ten hours after I announced that I wasout
She’d slapped me across the face nuh the pain until she was finished That hen I’d threatened to hitchhike to get to Laramie if she didn’t take hter walking down the side of the road, she’d caved and drovethis le hour of notice Jesus, Emery, I still can’t believe you packed all of your stuff up then announced you were leaving Ralingford No notice No nothing I haven’t even been able to get ahold of your father to tell hi to be when he finds out? You’re lucky he was out of town; otherwise, this"--she waves a finger around the rootoday while my father is away on one of his business trips I made sure there were no loopholes inand wipe my damp forehead with the back ofsummer classes, which start in just over a week You wanted me to take summer classes, rean e"
She walks into the s rooford Coe an hour away froford Coe" I rub my sweaty palms on the front of my pants Even now that I’m free, her presence still unsettles et a bachelor’s degree"
She sla, black hair off her shoulder, and faces ford is less than an hour drive to Laramie You could have easily lived at home and commuted You could have done that for fall semester, too It’s what soh to believe they’re getting a better education outside of Ralingford"
My graduating class consisted of two-hundred students Three of those students, includingOnly one, other than me, moved out of town, as well I’m not sure if they suffered the same drama, but I envy them if they didn’t