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Chapters (109)
  1. Cover
  2. READERS ARE GIVING ALL FOR YOU FIVE STARS!
  3. Also by Louise Jensen
  4. About the Author
  5. Note to Readers
  6. Prologue
  7. Part One
  8. Chapter One
  9. Chapter Two
  10. Chapter Three
  11. Chapter Four
  12. Chapter Five
  13. Chapter Six
  14. Chapter Seven
  15. Chapter Eight
  16. Chapter Nine
  17. Chapter Ten
  18. Chapter Eleven
  19. Chapter Twelve
  20. Chapter Thirteen
  21. Chapter Fourteen
  22. Chapter Fifteen
  23. Chapter Sixteen
  24. Chapter Seventeen
  25. Chapter Eighteen
  26. Chapter Nineteen
  27. Chapter Twenty
  28. Chapter Twenty-One
  29. Chapter Twenty-Two
  30. Chapter Twenty-Three
  31. Chapter Twenty-Four
  32. Chapter Twenty-Five
  33. Chapter Twenty-Six
  34. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  35. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  36. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  37. Chapter Thirty
  38. Chapter Thirty-One
  39. Chapter Thirty-Two
  40. Chapter Thirty-Three
  41. Chapter Thirty-Four
  42. Chapter Thirty-Five
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Part Two
  49. Chapter Forty-One
  50. Chapter Forty-Two
  51. Chapter Forty-Three
  52. Chapter Forty-Four
  53. Chapter Forty-Five
  54. Chapter Forty-Six
  55. Chapter Forty-Seven
  56. Chapter Forty-Eight
  57. Chapter Forty-Nine
  58. Chapter Fifty
  59. Chapter Fifty-One
  60. Chapter Fifty-Two
  61. Chapter Fifty-Three
  62. Chapter Fifty-Four
  63. Chapter Fifty-Five
  64. Chapter Fifty-Six
  65. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  66. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  67. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  68. Chapter Sixty
  69. Chapter Sixty-One
  70. Chapter Sixty-Two
  71. Chapter Sixty-Three
  72. Chapter Sixty-Four
  73. Chapter Sixty-Five
  74. Chapter Sixty-Six
  75. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  76. Chapter Sixty-Eight
  77. Chapter Sixty-Nine
  78. Chapter Seventy
  79. Chapter Seventy-One
  80. Chapter Seventy-Two
  81. Chapter Seventy-Three
  82. Chapter Seventy-Four
  83. Chapter Seventy-Five
  84. Chapter Seventy-Six
  85. Chapter Seventy-Seven
  86. Chapter Seventy-Eight
  87. Chapter Seventy-Nine
  88. Chapter Eighty
  89. Chapter Eighty-One
  90. Chapter Eighty-Twos
  91. Chapter Eighty-Three
  92. Chapter Eighty-Four
  93. Chapter Eighty-Five
  94. Chapter Eighty-Six
  95. Chapter Eighty-Seven
  96. Chapter Eighty-Eight
  97. Chapter Eighty-Nine
  98. Chapter Ninety
  99. Chapter Ninety-One
  100. Part Three
  101. Chapter Ninety-Two
  102. Chapter Ninety-Three
  103. Chapter Ninety-Four
  104. The Following Letter Contains Spoilers
  105. Acknowledgements
  106. Book Club Questions
  107. Extract
  108. Chapter One
  109. About the Publisher

Chapter Fifty-Eight

Ryan

Ryan cannot see. He cannot speak.

But he can hear.

He’s been listening to the rhythmic drip-drip-drip for what seems like hours, days even. He wonders if a tap has been left on or if it’s raining. It could be sunny or stormy, day or night, he has no way of knowing.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

He remembers Tyler telling him and Connor about water torture. There was this experiment where water was dripped onto a victim’s forehead with an intent to wear away the skin, the brain, to cause death.

It didn’t work.

But he remembers what came after, when they randomized the fall of the drops creating an inconsistent pattern. This induced a psychotic break in less than twenty hours.

He wonders if that would have been the case if the victim could have only heard them rather than felt them. If, left for long enough, he’ll eventually go insane.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

Ryan’s body begins to shake with a silent laugh.

He’s already going mad.

And then he’s shaking with sobs he can’t release.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

He doesn’t know how much more he can take.

Chapter Fifty-Nine

Connor

Connor leaves the warmth of Hailey’s room. Shivers as he reaches the kitchen.

Mr Marshall is sipping tea from a mug with ‘World’s Best Dad’ written on it. Connor doesn’t want to face this broken man and tell him what really happened to his daughter, but he tells himself that he can.

He must.

There’s an empty chair opposite Mr Marshall – Hailey’s chair – and Connor slides onto it, uninvited. What he has to say won’t be quick and nerves have turned his knees to rubber. Mr Marshall takes another sip of his drink and Connor sees the tremor of his hand.

‘Is Hailey—’

‘No questions.’ The dulcet tone Mr Marshall had used in front of Hailey has vanished. ‘It’s time for answers.’

Connor’s throat is dry but he isn’t offered a drink. He closes his eyes, travelling back to that night. The memories good and bad tumble into the forefront of his mind and Connor is unsure where to start so he begins at the only place he can.

The first dare.

Mr Marshall doesn’t speak. Doesn’t react as Connor relays Tyler’s and Ryan’s dare. Then Connor falteringly speaks of his own experience, of Hailey braving the freezing water to save him, of his fear when she disappeared under the water, his desperation as he tried to find her. The relief when she broke free of the surface coughing and spluttering and he realized she was okay.

Then she was okay…