AS I LEFT MY IN-LAWS’ HOUSE WITH NOTHING, MY FATHER-IN-LAW HANDED ME A TRASH BAG AND SAID, “THROW THIS OUT ON YOUR WAY.” BUT WHEN I OPENED IT AT THE GATE… MY HANDS BEGAN TO TREMBLE

it died.

Inside the house, a door shut somewhere in the hallway. Olivia’s pulse stuttered for one pathetic second because she thought maybe Jason was coming out.

Maybe he would say her name. Maybe he would stop her. Maybe, after all the silence, he would finally choose her.

But the front door stayed half-open and empty, and no footsteps followed. If Jason continue reading …