The Ex

by Freida McFadden

spent nearly an hour with my curling iron,

After no time to change?

Pete was hauling his belongings out of the apartment so they wouldn’t be there when I got back.

Savage

he goes into a Starbucks, it can even tell me which one.

Duh

patatina,”

And she can’t risk a cop getting a look at what’s in her apartment. That would potentially be… bad. Very bad.

Huh?

No. Not that. Nobody knows about that.

Zoe doesn’t know the truth. There’s only one reason the bookstore hasn’t gone under, and it’s something Cassie can never tell her about.

just following

And if they come inside, they might find what Grandpa Marv left behind.

Please don't be a body

there are other people who have good reason to lash out at her.

All she can think about is that watermelon-sized baby coming out of her orange-sized hole.

this exact situation,

Francessca doesn't know about her allergy but Lydia and Anna do

Francesca, aka Olive, stares at me, her eyes unkind. She doesn’t smile. She never smiles, as far as I’ve seen. When I look at her, she radiates evil. I know that sounds crazy, but she does.

Huh

“Hello, Anna,”

Did not see this coming

But he never picks up.

Anna paid him a visit

Fortunately, Lydia is currently in jail, awaiting trial for attempted murder.