PART 3   I stared at the hospital bracelet in the lunchbox until the letters of my own name blurred.

it.

Inside were three pages.

The first line nearly broke me.

My sweet Avery,

If you are reading this, then Walter finally chose the truth over my fear. Don’t be angry with him first. Be angry with me if you need to. I was the one who asked him to stay silent.

I sat down slowly.

Walter looked away, giving me privacy in the only way he could.

I kept reading.continue reading …