I Gave Away the Birthday Chocolates, Then the Screaming Started

from the next room. On the other side, I could hear soft beeping that belonged to Leighton and Matteo. I did not look yet. I could not look yet.

Brandon looked back at me, eyes glossy. “Evelyn told me,” he whispered.

Ice slid down my spine. “Told you what?”

Brandon swallowed, and his Adam’s apple bobbed like he was forcing the words through a narrow opening.continue reading …