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“Zoe,” I walk to her where she and the rest are waiting for me to go to the funeral. “There’s one more thing that needs to happen before we go. Please gather everyone in Dad’s office immediately. Simon as well.”
“Sure,” she replies with a look of anticipation. She glances quickly at Cooper before she scurries away, and I notice that everybody else is also looking at me like I am an alien.
“Violet,” go help her, I order as I walk to the nearest bathroom.
My heart nearly stops when I look at myself in the mirror. Holy hell, with this face I can scare people into a new religion. My makeup is smeared, and my eyes are red from all the crying. Quickly I rinse my face and wash the makeup off before the sourness of betrayal and heartbreak pushes up in my throat. I reach the toilet just in
