Chapter 15

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Content Warning: This chapter might contain violence, abuse, crime, or triggering factors that may be harmful, disturbing, or traumatizing to some. Reader discretion is advised. Thank you.

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POV: Shea Vestine-Thorne

“Oh, gosh! I really can’t believe what happened last night!” Carrie exaggeratedly exclaimed as she sat beside her on the huge rock near the riverbank.

She couldn’t find an excuse for not meeting her best friend right now. Not now that she was already under her microscopic sight, and she wouldn’t want her to dig deep into what was happening to her and Denver. She wouldn’t want to stick on her nose up at her, or...