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  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Video #1
  6. One
  7. Two
  8. Three
  9. Four
  10. Five
  11. Six
  12. Seven
  13. Eight
  14. Nine
  15. Ten
  16. Eleven
  17. Twelve
  18. Thirteen
  19. Fourteen
  20. Fifteen
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-One
  27. Twenty-Two
  28. Twenty-Three
  29. Twenty-Four
  30. Twenty-Five
  31. Twenty-Six
  32. Video #2
  33. Twenty-Seven
  34. Twenty-Eight
  35. Twenty-Nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-One
  38. Thirty-Two
  39. Thirty-Three
  40. Thirty-Four
  41. Thirty-Five
  42. Thirty-Six
  43. Thirty-Seven
  44. Thirty-Eight
  45. Thirty-Nine
  46. Forty
  47. Forty-One
  48. Forty-Two
  49. Forty-Three
  50. Forty-Four
  51. Forty-Five
  52. Forty-Six
  53. Forty-Seven
  54. Forty-Eight
  55. Forty-Nine
  56. Fifty
  57. Fifty-One
  58. Fifty-Two
  59. Fifty-Three
  60. Fifty-Four
  61. Fifty-Five
  62. Fifty-Six
  63. Fifty-Seven
  64. Fifty-Eight
  65. Fifty-Nine
  66. Sixty
  67. Sixty-One
  68. Sixty-Two
  69. Sixty-Three
  70. Sixty-Four
  71. Sixty-Five
  72. Video #3
  73. Sixty-Six
  74. Sixty-Seven
  75. Sixty-Eight
  76. Sixty-Nine
  77. Seventy
  78. Seventy-One
  79. Seventy-Two
  80. Seventy-Three
  81. Seventy-Four
  82. Seventy-Five
  83. Seventy-Six
  84. Seventy-Seven
  85. Seventy-Eight
  86. Seventy-Nine
  87. Eighty
  88. Eighty-One
  89. Eighty-Two
  90. Eighty-Three
  91. The Final Video
  92. Acknowledgments
  93. About the Author
  95. Back Cover

“Chloe told Hannah you were very angry that night. At the dance. That you were madder than she had ever seen you before. And she told Hannah she wanted to leave the dance before you did anything stupid.”

Ten

It’s almost time for class, and Chad tells me he can’t be late because he has a test in AP Spanish. As I follow him toward the building, I consider what he just told me—that I was angry the night of the dance, angry enough that Chloe wanted to leave before I did something rash.

Was it the possibility of me wanting to have sex again that put Chloe on edge?

Did that upset her?

A cloud slides in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the school grounds. Everyone files back inside, including the sweaty football players who jostle each other, their carefree fun irritating me way more than it should.

Is it possible Chloe and I fought, and I just don’t remember? Is it possible the fight was so bad—and I was so angry—that she felt scared?

What’s the alternative? That Chad is lying, feeding me a story to take advantage of my wrecked memory?

“Hey,” Chad says as we approach the glass door. “We’ll figure this all out, Hunter. Really, we will.”

“Do you think Basher could have done something to Chloe?” I ask. “First, he gave me a friendly look in calc this morning, but when the vigil was announced, he looked really blank. His look was cold, like he hated me. And hated everything.”

“Basher? The world’s worst quarterback?” Chad laughs. “The guy can’t even read a defense. Do you think he could hatch a plot like this?”

“He could be jealous. Want her back. I told you he still hangs out at her house with Chloe’s dad.”

“Forget him.”

“Hold on,” I say.

He waits, arms crossed, face expectant. “Now what?”

I choose my words carefully, fully aware that I might piss off one of the few friends standing by me. “Okay, Hannah told you all this, right? I can’t remember any of it... Did anyone else see it?”

“They were alone. The girls’ bathroom. The trophy hallway.”

“I know. It’s just…Hannah.”

Chad rolls his eyes. “You’re going to go there? Seriously?”

“This is important, Chad.”

Here’s the thing—it’s flat-out weird sometimes with Hannah and Chad. Weird because Hannah and I dated for a few months sophomore year. It felt more serious than it was because it was the first time either one of us had a real boyfriend or a girlfriend. When I see Hannah now, I know she’s pretty, but her looks are nothing compared to Chloe’s natural beauty.