Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, #4)

by Chloe Walsh

“No!” Momentarily releasing my wrist, my sister’s friend wrapped both of her arms around my body and pressed her cheek against my back. “I won’t let you do it to Shannon.” “Do what?” “Turn her into me.” “I don’t need this shit,” I choked out, voice breaking midsentence, making me sound like my fucking sister. “Do ya hear me? I don’t want anyone to save me!” “I don’t care what you want,” she screamed back at me. “I care about what you need!” “Let go.” “No!” “Lizzie.” “It won’t fix anything,” she strangled out, burying her face in the back of my hoodie. “You think it’s the answer to all your problems, and maybe it is, to yours.” She sucked in a sharp breath. “But what about the people you leave behind? You think they’ll be able to accept it?” I could feel her shaking her head. “They’ll never accept it, Joey. It will haunt them forever. It haunts me forever.” “I’m not your sister.” “You know this is the same bridge, right?” she sobbed, holding onto my body for dear life. “The same fucking spot, Joey!” No. I didn’t know that. “Nobody was there to stop her,” she continued, crying hard and ugly. “Nobody was there to stop my sister, but I’m here now. I’m here to stop my best friend’s brother from following my sister!”

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