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Chapter 17--Fatal Flaw
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I still couldn't sleep and the clock face read 5 am. I grabbed a bunch of clean clothes and crept out of the nursery, making sure the baby monitor was on full volume. Slowly I walked down to the second floor bathroom, had a quick shower and dressed. My plan was go and get a bowl of cereal and have breakfast before anyone woke up--it would be an awkward and upsetting morning and I wanted to avoid everyone. I'd tell the Samuels I had a headache and spend the rest of the day planning how I could quit and get back to my town. College was only a few weeks away now and I would plead with my mother if I had to so I could go home.

The light in the living room was dimmed so I could hardly see anything. I thought it might be Betsy sleeping on the sofa which she would do occasionally when she wasn't feeling well. I went inside. I was glad she was resting at last and not acting out. The room was cold for August and I thought I would put a sheet over her.

Then I saw the needle and drugs next to the sofa. I screamed and screamed.


She was dead.

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