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It took a second for his words toback, I turned and opened the door to ht yellow bedspread,the door, I went down the hall This was Mark’s room

But when I opened it, I saw the white laundry roos: Louis Vuitton, Versace, Prada… all for s and pulled out a watch and a receipt It was dated three years ago

“No” I moved to the second door down the hall, Cleo’s roos

“Ahh—” I gasped, falling to ht down the sob shakingup frohtmare

“Shh,” Theo whispered, wrapping his ar hi from my lips like water from a hole in a dam

“No one was there!” I remembered “I left Golden Crossroads, and no one was there I called home, and they said I still needed help I went to the bank

and tried to get et all of it, so I took what I could and bought this place Rosear baby party, and I talked to her about it I thought it was Cleo and Mark who forced ned upto myself, Theo It was just me Just me”

“Shh, Felicity you’re going to be all right You’re—”

“I’m just like her” I shook my head “I’m just like my mom I’m… I’m”

“It’s not just you I’ to help,” he said softly, but I couldn’t stop crying

What had happened to me?

I want to die

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Caging Felicity

Felicity