Chapter 43 REAL OR PERFORMED
Paul's POV
I stare at my mom's text so long the words start to blur, and Garrett takes the phone gently from my hand, rereading it himself like a second look might make it less terrifying.
"He's at the school office," Garrett says slowly. "Right now. How does he already know about the hallway?"
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Folder Under the Stairs
2. Chapter 2 The Girl in the Closet
3. Chapter 3 The Line We Can't Cross
4. Chapter 4 Three Weeks Ago
5. Chapter 5 What He Knows
6. Chapter 6 THE DEAL
7. Chapter 7 THE CARD
8. Chapter 8 THE LIE
9. Chapter 9 THE VOICE ON THE OTHER END
10. Chapter 10 WHAT WE OWE EACH OTHER
11. Chapter 11 THE FORK THAT FROZE
12. Chapter 12 THROUGH THE CRACK
13. Chapter 13 WORDS I CAN'T SAY OUT LOUD
14. Chapter 14 THE PERFORMANCE
15. Chapter 15 THE VOICE THAT BREAKS
16. Chapter 16 WHO CAME FIRST
17. Chapter 17 THE NOTEBOOK
18. Chapter 18 THE SMILE THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST
19. Chapter 19 THE WHOLE SCHOOL IS TALKING
20. Chapter 20 SOME TRUTHS GET PEOPLE HURT
21. Chapter 21 THE STONE IN MY SHOE
22. Chapter 22 OLD GOSSIP
23. Chapter 23 THE NAME LIKE A CURSE
24. Chapter 24 THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING
25. Chapter 25 WATCHING FROM THE FENCE
26. Chapter 26 THREE WORDS
27. Chapter 27 TWENTY MINUTES
28. Chapter 28 THE SMILE THAT NEVER SLIPS
29. Chapter 29 THE SOUND THROUGH THE DOOR
30. Chapter 30 OUR SPOT
31. Chapter 31 THE EMPTY STORE
32. Chapter 32 A NAME NOBODY SAYS OUT LOUD
33. Chapter 33 THE CLICK BEHIND US
34. Chapter 34 THE FATHER I DIDN'T KNOW
35. Chapter 35 EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
36. Chapter 36 WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND
37. Chapter 37 WHAT THE LAST PAGES SAY
38. Chapter 38 THE PART I NEVER LET SHOW
39. Chapter 39 THE HAND I DON'T REACH FOR
40. Chapter 40 WRONG CONCLUSION
41. Chapter 41 THE HALLWAY, AGAIN
42. Chapter 42 THE VERSION I CHOSE
43. Chapter 43 REAL OR PERFORMED
44. Chapter 44 A NAME IN THE MARGIN
45. Chapter 45 THE DIRECTORY
46. Chapter 46 THE STORY WE BUILD
47. Chapter 47 WHAT MY MOTHER KNOWS
48. Chapter 48 HE'S NOTICING YOU NOW
49. Chapter 49 WHAT SHE FINALLY SAYS
50. Chapter 50 THE WORDS I FINALLY SAY
51. Chapter 51 THE PROOF WE DON'T HAVE
52. Chapter 52 THE GAME SHE'S PLAYING
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