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the message to Julia’s phone.”
“What?”
“When the two of you were in New Orleans.”
“Really?” I’d all but forgotten about the threatening message. Since then, Mandi had been killed and so had Jay. A million things seemed to have happened.
“Yes, but I’m not sure about this.” His voice wavered on the other end. Irritation cut at me.
“Just spit it out.”
“The unknown number was linked to an iTunes profile. You were right in thinking it was some sort of texting app. The person used a gift card to purchase the app, so there wasn’t an address or specific information connected to that so far.”
“Okay? Get to the point.”
“The person did voluntarily fill out their name and basic information.” He took a deep breath and I fought the urge to yell at him. “It’s registered to Garrett Lee Maddon.”
My heart jumped into my throat, nearly choking me. “W-what?” I knew that name better than I knew my own. It was one of those names I pushed away in the darkness when I was all alone. If I thought about him, the man I used to call my brother, I would go insane. If I wasn’t already.
“Yes, sir. That’s why I didn’t think it could be right. I double and triple checked, but it is. That’s the only name on the account.”
Garrett’s face popped into my head. The last time I saw him was over ten years ago. One of his eyes was swollen shut and his nose was bleeding, dripping down his face onto his bare chest. “Don’t do this, Cole. I’m your brother. Your only brother.” But I’d done it anyway. He was dead and he wasn’t my brother. Blood didn’t mean anything to me. Not after what he did.
“There is an address, though.”
I coughed into my hand. “What is it?” Something dark and twisted roiled beneath my skin. My original assumptions about my mother having something to do with this whole thing resurfaced.
“Nineteen Somner Way, New—”
“Motherfucker!” I cut him off. The address was mine. Mine. The place where I’d grown up. The old dilapidated shack I’d called home for all of my childhood.
I turned and slammed my fist against the wall. The rough plaster cutting into my skin was like a balm, a sweet release to all that anger and hate. It bubbled over and I slammed my fist into the wall again, relishing in the way my knuckles cracked desperately under the pressure.
“Cole, fuck man, stop!” Randy’s voice broke through the haze. I didn’t let him stop me, though. I smashed my fist against the wall again, letting the pain seep into my soul. “What the hell?” He gripped my shoulders and wrenched me back. “What is it?”
I glanced over at him. Leon and Jesse stood next to him; both men looked almost comical, as if I was some sort of basket case. I am.
“That stupid bitch is playing with me again.” I shook my head.
“Who?” Jesse asked, and Leon and Randy gave him a go to hell look.
My mother’s face popped into my head. Her bleach blond hair, her calculating smile. “I’m going to kill her. Just like I killed him, and anyone else who’s helping her fuck with me and what’s mine .” I thought of Julia, just feet away inside the apartment. “I’m going to slaughter them.”
SIX
Julia.
The air in the limo was tense surrounding myself, Vic, Chris, and Cole. I sat in between my two friends and Cole sat across from us. His gaze had been on me the entire time, not wavering even for a moment since I’d stepped out of my apartment. There was something else going on. Something more intense. It couldn’t have just been what happened between us yesterday.
He’d come home the night before from God knows where to climb into my bed and give me his back. I thought he would want to talk. I was even tempted to demand to know where he’d been. But I hadn’t, not wanting to shrink to his level, to reveal my jealousy, my shock that he’d left me in the bathroom wet, wanting him. I’d wanted him so
“What?”
“When the two of you were in New Orleans.”
“Really?” I’d all but forgotten about the threatening message. Since then, Mandi had been killed and so had Jay. A million things seemed to have happened.
“Yes, but I’m not sure about this.” His voice wavered on the other end. Irritation cut at me.
“Just spit it out.”
“The unknown number was linked to an iTunes profile. You were right in thinking it was some sort of texting app. The person used a gift card to purchase the app, so there wasn’t an address or specific information connected to that so far.”
“Okay? Get to the point.”
“The person did voluntarily fill out their name and basic information.” He took a deep breath and I fought the urge to yell at him. “It’s registered to Garrett Lee Maddon.”
My heart jumped into my throat, nearly choking me. “W-what?” I knew that name better than I knew my own. It was one of those names I pushed away in the darkness when I was all alone. If I thought about him, the man I used to call my brother, I would go insane. If I wasn’t already.
“Yes, sir. That’s why I didn’t think it could be right. I double and triple checked, but it is. That’s the only name on the account.”
Garrett’s face popped into my head. The last time I saw him was over ten years ago. One of his eyes was swollen shut and his nose was bleeding, dripping down his face onto his bare chest. “Don’t do this, Cole. I’m your brother. Your only brother.” But I’d done it anyway. He was dead and he wasn’t my brother. Blood didn’t mean anything to me. Not after what he did.
“There is an address, though.”
I coughed into my hand. “What is it?” Something dark and twisted roiled beneath my skin. My original assumptions about my mother having something to do with this whole thing resurfaced.
“Nineteen Somner Way, New—”
“Motherfucker!” I cut him off. The address was mine. Mine. The place where I’d grown up. The old dilapidated shack I’d called home for all of my childhood.
I turned and slammed my fist against the wall. The rough plaster cutting into my skin was like a balm, a sweet release to all that anger and hate. It bubbled over and I slammed my fist into the wall again, relishing in the way my knuckles cracked desperately under the pressure.
“Cole, fuck man, stop!” Randy’s voice broke through the haze. I didn’t let him stop me, though. I smashed my fist against the wall again, letting the pain seep into my soul. “What the hell?” He gripped my shoulders and wrenched me back. “What is it?”
I glanced over at him. Leon and Jesse stood next to him; both men looked almost comical, as if I was some sort of basket case. I am.
“That stupid bitch is playing with me again.” I shook my head.
“Who?” Jesse asked, and Leon and Randy gave him a go to hell look.
My mother’s face popped into my head. Her bleach blond hair, her calculating smile. “I’m going to kill her. Just like I killed him, and anyone else who’s helping her fuck with me and what’s mine .” I thought of Julia, just feet away inside the apartment. “I’m going to slaughter them.”
SIX
Julia.
The air in the limo was tense surrounding myself, Vic, Chris, and Cole. I sat in between my two friends and Cole sat across from us. His gaze had been on me the entire time, not wavering even for a moment since I’d stepped out of my apartment. There was something else going on. Something more intense. It couldn’t have just been what happened between us yesterday.
He’d come home the night before from God knows where to climb into my bed and give me his back. I thought he would want to talk. I was even tempted to demand to know where he’d been. But I hadn’t, not wanting to shrink to his level, to reveal my jealousy, my shock that he’d left me in the bathroom wet, wanting him. I’d wanted him so
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