Chapter 5
Evelyn had spent hours at the cemetery. As she prepared to leave, she froze at the sight of a group approaching from across the grounds.
Issac spotted her immediately.
It was their first encounter since her accident.
His eyes darkened at the sight of the flowers on Sophia’s grave.
Then his mother, Mrs. Hernandez, saw Evelyn and rushed forward, grabbing her roughly.
She struck Evelyn across the face. “Who said you could come here? Get out! Get out!”
The slap left Evelyn seeing stars as she stumbled backward.
“Mrs. Hernandez, I just wanted to visit-”
“Shut up!” Mrs. Hernandez screamed. “You have no right to visit her. Sophia died because of you. Get
out!”
Evelyn’s cheek swelled red, but she remained silent.
Mr. Hernandez rushed to restrain his wife. “Leave, Evelyn. Don’t come back!”
But Mrs. Hernandez wasn’t finished. She broke free, grabbed the flowers from the grave, and hurled them at Evelyn, her sobs turning hysterical.
“Stop pretending to care! If you hadn’t run away, if you’d stayed to help her, Sophia wouldn’t have died so horribly. Five drunk men–you left her alone with five monsters! When they found her body… there was nothing left to save!”
Mrs. Hernandez’s hatred ran deep.
Even though everyone knew that if Evelyn had stayed, both girls would likely have been victims.
But Sophia’s death had been so brutal it blinded everyone with hatred.
They blamed Evelyn for not letting Sophia escape first.
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While those men would rot in prison forever, they wanted Evelyn to rot to her gult just as long
Mrs. Hernandez continued hitting her through tears. “My Sophia was so young, so kand… why did you run? Why did you leave her alone?
Finally, she shoved Evelyn hard. “Why did Sophia die while you will live? Why won’t you just dies
Evelyn stumbled backward, her head striking another headstone. Blood streamed down her forehead
Issac’s fists clenched. He grabbed Evelyn’s arm roughly.
“Mother, not in front of Sophia’s grave. I’ll remove her nOW”
He dragged her away.
Outside the cemetery, he threw her aside violently.
His eyes were pitch black with rage, yet something else lurked beneath. “Do you have a death wish? I warned you never to come here again.*
Evelyn’s voice cracked. “I wanted to see Sophia…”
“You don’t deserve to.” His voice was ice.
He turned sharply and re–entered the cemetery, ordering security to remove her.
Those words-“You don’t deserve to“-cut like knives into her heart.
Evelyn stumbled away, tears streaming down her face as Sophia’s voice echoed in her memory:
“Eve, matching friendship bracelets–one for each of us. We’ll be best friends forever, you can’t get rid of
me that easily!”
“Eve, I saw Issac looking at engagement rings yesterday. He’s going to propose!”
“Once he’s your husband, he’ll keep you all to himself. Let’s go see a movie tonight, just us girls?”
“Eve, run! Run now!”
Evelyn’s tears flowed endlessly.
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Sophia, if you only knew how much I regret not shielding you that night, not making you run instead.
If I had died, fewer people would have grieved.
An orphan’s death wouldn’t have mattered so much.
If I had died then, Issac might have loved me forever.
We might never have ended up like this.
The pain overwhelmed her. Finally breaking down, Evelyn crouched on the ground, her sobs echoing through the empty street.
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