Soul Searching: A Sweetwater Peak Novel
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I’ve never loved my family more than when I wasn’t living in the same town as them. Boundaries worked a hell of a lot better when there were thousands of miles between us.
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In the last nine hours, I’d spotted seven ghosts. Seven.
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I tried to talk to Elda, my most consistent companion, but I got nothing—not even when I took a scarier walk home or hopped on the back of some random guy’s motorcycle, which was very Bella Swan of me, I know, but unfortunately, there were no hallucinations for Collins.
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HA
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She studied my face for a second, then said, “Stunning. How’s your heart?” It was never “How are you?” or “How are you feeling?” It was always “How’s your heart?”
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Nutty…and
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Lol this is cracking me up
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“I’d rather be alone with an open petri dish full of an airborne flesh-eating virus than listen to my own thoughts.” Collins sighed. “Good for you.”
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“This town is held together by grudges—grudges and chewed-up gum, Brady.
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“No,” I said, cutting him off. Brady blinked a few times, and his shoulders dropped. “Camera needs a new battery,” I lied. “And I have to order it, so…”
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Shes scared of a ghost in a pic. Haunted camera.
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“Scared?” I asked with a grin, and he shot me a dirty look. I laughed. “C’mon, let’s go wake the dead.”
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“Do you know who did the pictures?”
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Obvi it was her
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“I believe in people. I believe that most are good, or at least, they want and try to be. I believe in looking out for your fellow man and doing your best to leave the world better than the way you found it.”
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The look he gave me didn’t just give me butterflies in my stomach. I felt like those motherfuckers had made their way all the way to my toes.
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I held up my hands to my face like I was holding my camera and pushed down on the imaginary button with my index finger, taking a mental picture that I would store away.
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“Fine,” I said as I stepped onto the trampoline, “but if you double-bounce me, I swear to god I will end you.”
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When he looked over at me, his eyes were soft. I felt safe in them.
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Brady kissed me again and then pulled back. “I think you should—let it go to your head. I think you should be aware of how amazing you are, Collins.”
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I couldn’t take it anymore. I needed to touch her. “Let me help, baby. Please, can I help?” I was begging her.
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I want you slow and deep and demanding.”
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“Look at you,” he said right before he spit in my mouth. I moaned when I felt it hit my tongue. “Swallow me,” Brady said with his forehead pressed against mine.
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didn’t find him for days.”
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Hes the white ladys mans
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“It’s the Lady in White. Earnest was the lover she was meeting!” I
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Seeeee
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“Trouble.”
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This nickname from a grown man gives me the ick