Chapter 16

Logan

Past

I'm searching the cabinets and throwing spices into a bag while humming to myself. Happiness is surging through me, raising my spirits and forcing it out in song. I probably look silly, but it's been a long time since I felt happy from the bottom of my heart.

This weekend will be a blast—I can't wait to get out of town, watch the stars and just be myself, relax and not think about tomorrow. Ethan has promised to teach me how to row a boat; we are planning on fishing at our location. We have rented this boat and will camp on this weird island we found on google maps.

"Good morning."

I don't look up at the sound of my mother's voice.

She enters the kitchen, wrapped in her dressing-gown and thick eyelashes draped with yesterday's makeup. She brings my thoughts to that song "Prom Queen" by Molly Kate Kestner. My father is no longer in the picture, and my mother sleeps around with younger men, and the guys probably only stick aro