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69 - An Eternity
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2026-06-08 21:58:41
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Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 102 - The Darkness
Eli's POVThe darkness didn't leave all at once. It pulled away slowly, like thick mud draining out of my head. I opened my eyes to an empty room, the blank white ceiling tiles coming into focus above me. A harsh, electronic beep split the quiet every few seconds, sounding distant. I tried to lift my head, but a blinding headache ripped from the base of my skull straight to my forehead, forcing me to drop back onto the stiff mattress with a loud gasp of agony.My whole body was in deep, throbbing pain. Every muscle felt like it had been pounded with a sledgehammer, and a sharp ache radiated from my left side down to my hip. I tried to blink away the grogginess, my vision blurry and swimming as I looked at the pale gray walls and the metal rails bordering the bed. I tried to talk, to ask where I was or what time it was, but my throat felt like it had been glued shut. I swallowed, but there was no moisture in my mouth, only the ferrous taste o
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 101 - The accident
Kassidy's POVEli had texted me after the trial when I hadn’t expected it, apologized for not being able to come for the trial, and promised to see me back at home. I kept rereading that single message, my thumb tracing the short sentences. *I am so sorry I couldn't be there in the courtroom with you today. You were so brave. I'm driving back right now. I promise I will see you back at home tonight.*So, I waited up all night for him until I slept off. The clock on the nightstand ticked past midnight, then two in the morning, then four. Every little sound outside the window, every passing engine on the highway and footstep in the corridor, made me jump up to check the blinds. I kept on sending him text messages and calling his phone but he didn’t pick up.*Are you close?* I had texted at one in the morning. No reply.*Please call me when you get this, I'm getting worried,* I sent two hours later. The status remained unread.Eventually, exhaustion took over my body, and I drifted into
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 100 - The Courtroom
Eli's POVI wasn't in the courtroom on the day of the sentencing. I couldn't bring myself to sit there and watch the man who was my father get led away in chains. Instead, I spent that entire afternoon sitting in a dingy motel room three towns over, staring at a water stain on the ceiling while the hours ticked by. I knew Kassidy had had to face that court room alone, and that knowledge made me feel a heavy guilt in my gut. But the truth was, my presence would have only made it a media circus.The media attention surrounding the case was wearing me down to the bone. Every single day, reporters from the local papers and national news outlets were lurking around the edge of campus, their camera lenses tracking my every move. My phone was a constant, vibrating nightmare of missed calls and text messages from strangers, not to mention the interview requests from television producers who wanted me to play the part of the tragic son."Is it true your father paid off Miss Townsend's father?"
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 99 - The Verdict
Kassidy's POVA week and some days later, while waiting outside the courtroom on the day of Richard's sentencing, I sat on a long wooden bench, clutching my purse against my lap. I kept staring at the double doors of the courtroom. The courthouse hallway was wide and cold. I had worn my Sunday best—a navy blue dress and a pair of white kitten heels that I was starting to regret choosing for this, because it only added to my discomfort.I hadn't told any of my friends about the hearing, because I wanted to be here alone. Celeste didn't even know the date had been set, and neither did Bree and Simone and the others. If they were here, they would be watching me, worrying and fussing over me, and I couldn't handle that pressure. I needed to face this by myself, to prove that I could stand on my own feet without leaning on anyone else.Just as I was on the brink of anxiety, a shadow fell over me, and I looked up to see a familiar face."Oh, hi, Caleb!"Caleb, the law student I had met back
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 98 - Terrifying Notion
Kassidy’s POVThe news of the civil and criminal lawsuits against Richard Deering broke the internet. Because of his massive multi-million dollar company, his name was always trending on business forums, but now it was everywhere for a different reason. I couldn’t open a single social media app without seeing our names side by side. The comments sections were a total warzone too. Some people believed me, posting messages of solidarity and demand for accountability, while some believed Richard, claiming I was just a bitter student trying to cash out on a wealthy man’s legacy. Still, that didn’t stop some of his other victims from showing up with proof of how he had harmed them. Within forty-eight hours of the initial filing at Bellick & McLannen, three other women came forward anonymously on the internet, sharing old text messages and non-disclosure agreements that proved Richard had a long history of doing this exact same thing.I had also moved out of the apartment and taken up lod
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 97 - Bad News
Kassidy's POVAn hour later, I stepped off the bus two blocks away from Sal's Pizza Place, the cold winter air biting at my cheeks as I hurried down the sidewalk. My mind was spent from the meeting at Bellick and McLannen Law Firm. I pushed through the employee entrance at Sal's, quickly tied my apron around my waist, and tried to lose myself in the regular routine of filling napkin holders and prepping the pizza dough. It was hard but I had to do what I had to do. I couldn't afford to make a mistake.But then a few hours into my shift, Marco came to the back with an angry look on his face. “There is a man out in the dining section. He demands to see you right now.”I wiped my hands on my apron, a sudden wave of nervousness washing over me as I followed Marco out
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 08 - One Less Thing To Worry About
Kassidy's POVFive days since Nova arrived, and I had gotten very good at disappearing. I timed my mornings around Eli's schedule, which I had figured out by the third day. He was out of the kitchen by seven fifteen, so I came down at seven thirty. If I heard Nova's voice anywhere on the ground flo
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 07 - Like She's The Only Person In The Room
Kassidy's POVEli was standing in the middle of the room with his arms crossed, like he'd been pacing before he heard the bathroom door. His arms were crossed, and his jaw clenched. I rolled my eyes as soon as I got over the shock. I snapped. "What the hell are you doing in my room?"He didn't sa
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 06 - The Girlfriend
Kassidy's POVI still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Eli's girlfriend was moving in. He had such audacity! Had he forgotten that he'd had sex with me just last night? How was I supposed to deal with this crushing guilt?!I sat on my bare mattress and turned that sentence over in my head
Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste 05 - That Was The Problem
Kassidy's POVThe rain started at four forty-seven in the evening. I had no umbrella, and I had no rain jacket. All I brought was a tote bag with a notebook in it that I absolutely could not afford to replace. The bus stop was a seven-minute walk from the campus gates. I was already having the wors
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