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Chapters (72)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  61. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  62. Chapter Sixty
  63. Chapter Sixty-One
  64. Chapter Sixty-Two
  65. Chapter Sixty-Three
  66. Chapter Sixty-Four
  67. Chapter Sixty-Five
  68. Chapter Sixty-Six
  69. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  70. A letter from Jackie
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Jackie Walsh

There are loads of ‘likes’ and ‘see you there’ and ‘looking forward to it’ comments below the post. Tara seems to have fallen into the world of quantity over quality when it comes to friends. She won’t find anyone like me, though. We go back a long, long way. We shared so many things, have a real history. Inseparable, like sisters. And now it’s gone. Tara and Andriu were all I needed back then. I thought it was the perfect set-up. There was no need for anyone else. As far as I was concerned, our little tribe had it all and I thought it would go on forever; that we were so strong and nothing could break the bond between us. But I was wrong. It only took one night to blow that illusion up, leaving me with nothing.

I flick down through the comments; the only familiar name is ‘Emily’. Tara’s stupid junkie cousin. I’m surprised to find she’s still on the scene. I thought Tara would have given her a wide berth after the accusations made by her auntie Rose. I guess blood is thicker than water.

I’m scrolling on and on down through the comments when I suddenly realise that I’ll be in town on Saturday night. I might just pop into Coppers and have a look at all these so-called friends of Tara’s. Coppers is so dark it’s hard to see someone standing beside you, never mind someone hiding in the corner watching to see what all the friends who’ve replaced you look like. I don’t want Tara to see me. I’m not ready for that yet. I just want to watch her party with all these people. I bet it doesn’t compare to the parties we had at Huntley Lodge.

Chapter Seventeen

Then

The sun is so hot it feels like it’s only a few miles away. Andriu is massaging suncream into my skin. He gently swirls his hands across my back in circles. His touch makes me feel special, adored, excited. I’m his princess.

Lying face-down on the makeshift sunbed that he made from a plastic pink lilo covered in a towel, I open my eyes to see what progress is being made.

Tara is fussing over some outdoor lights that she wants connected for the party tonight. The last two months were spent with our faces stuck into books, preparing for our exams and now that they are over for this year, we plan to party like mad.