Betrayed by Kristi Holl, Excerpt

8/4/2019 Betrayed by Kristi Holl, Excerpt

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4/17

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Bkr wjdt fs scch fs tcmpkrdry, gut wjdt fs uhscch fs ctcrhd`.

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tjc tjrcdt

Ldmp musty dfr jkvcrcl kvcr tjc jfstkrfi tjcdtcrs

krijcstrd pft. Hktcgkkn fh jdhl, Acrf MiNdhc idrcbu``y

stcppcl drkuhl tjc sfx-bkkt pft, mkuhtcl tjc stdec stcps,

dhl s`fppcl gcjfhl tjc p`usj rcl iurtdfh. Gdinstdec fh

tjc idvcrhkus e`kkm, sjc pfincl jcr wdy drkuhl prkps,

stkk`s, dhl ktjcr kgstdi`cs. Yqufhtfhe, sjc rcdl tjc dhtfqucmkvfc pkstcrs fh p`dstfi idscs juhe kh tjc putrfl ercch

wd``s1 Gfrtj kb d Hdtfkh . . . I`ckpdtrd . . . \jc Gc``s kb Yt. Mdrys.

Yjc trfppcl kvcr d ikf`cl rkpc dhl hdrrkw`y csidpcl

`dhlfhe kh d pdpfcr-mij jkrsc dhl pumpnfh ikdij.

Yjc wds dt Mkhldy hfejts rcjcdrsd` fh krlcr tk wrftc dh

drtfi`c dgkut tjc sprfhe p`dy, d Wklecrs dhl Jdmmcrstcfh

vcrsfkh kb Ifhlcrc``d. Acrfs rkkmmdtc, Wksd Ydhijcz, wds

tjc stdr. D`tjkuej kh`y d sfxtj erdlcr, Wksds vkfic dt try-

kuts jdl gcch tjc strkhecst gy bdr. Khstdec kr kbb, sjc jdl


6/17

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d gugg`y b`dfr bkr tjc lrdmdtfi, dhl sjcl gcch d hdturd`

ijkfic bkr tjc `cdl.

E`dhifhe dirkss tjc smd`` stdec tk tjc kppksftc wfhe,Acrf spkttcl Wksd. Yjc stdrtcl tk id`` tk jcr gcst brfchl

gut tjch pduscl, struin gy Wksds kll cxprcssfkh. Gcht

bkrwdrl, Wksd `kkncl ds tjkuej sjcl gcch jft fh tjc

stkmdij. Wksd ikvcrcl jcr mkutj wftj d sjdnfhe jdhl ds

sjc rcdl d hktc.

Ujdt fh tjc wkr`l wds wrkhe;

Wksd jurrfcl`y stubbcl tjc pdpcr fh jcr pursc. Acrf

stdrtcl tkwdrl jcr, gut Wksd strdfejtchcl dhl mkvcl tk

ichtcr stdec, jcr `fps prcsscl fhtk d tjfh `fhc.

Brkwhfhe, Acrf rc`uitdht`y bkiuscl kh jcr krfefhd` ekd`.

\urhfhe, sjc bkuhl tjc sct lcsfehcrs strctijfhe mdtcrfd`dirkss d wkklch brdmc. _dfhtcl kh ft wcrc strcdns kb

mkkh`fejt dhl vf``dec jkuscs wftj e`kwfhe wfhlkws.

Ikk` pdfhtfhe. Acrf rcdijcl kut tk tkuij ft, gut

uhgd`dhicl sjc `cdhcl jcr wcfejt kh khc ikrhcr.

Lkht! sjkutcl d jusny efr` wftj d rcl gdhldhd

ikvcrfhe jcr jdfr. Fts wct!

Ykrry, Acrf sdfl, bfhecrtfps ikvcrcl fh g`uc pdfht. F

idht scc gdin jcrc. Yjc `kkncl bkr skmctjfhe tk wfpc jcr

jdhls kh dhl tjch bfhd``y uscl jcr acdhs. \jdt rcd``y fs

gcdutfbu`.

Ft wdsgcbkrc yku pu``cl ft `kksc brkm tjc b`dt. GdhldhdEfr` ydhncl kh tjc ijdfh kb dh kvcrjcdl `fejt. Ft swuhe

gdin dhl bkrtj, idusfhe sjdlkws tk aump dhl `cdp dirkss


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tjc stdec. Yjc tkuijcl up tjc smcdr wftj tjc tdf` kb jcr

\-sjfrt dhl tjch strctijcl tjc mdtcrfd` dhl rc-tdincl ft tk

tjc ikrhcr.Jcy, Fm wrftfhe dh drtfi`c bkr tjc pdpcr, Acrf

cxp`dfhcl, tryfhe tk skuhl fmpkrtdht. Ujdts tjdt

wkklch tjfhe id``cl dedfh;

D b`dt. \jc efr` pkfhtcl tk ktjcr sichcry pdfhtcl kh

sircchs suspchlcl brkm tjc icf`fhe. \jksc drc id``cl

gdinlrkps. Vku rdfsc dhl `kwcr tjcm wftj pu``cys. Jcr

cycs e`fhtcl. Lkht tkuij tjc pu``cys.

Hk prkg`cm, Acrf sdfl.

Acrf turhcl fh d s`kw ifri`c. D`tjkuej ft smc``cl musty,

sjc `kvcl tjc k`l tjcdtcr dt tjc @dhlmdrn Yijkk` bkr

Efr`s. \jc rcstkrcl tjcdtcr wds kh tjc Hdtfkhd` Wcefstcr kbJfstkrfi _`dics, dhl ft bc`t `fnc d muscum.

Uftjkut wdrhfhe, skmckhc erdggcl Acrfs drm dhl

sjc aumpcl. Ft wds Grfthcy, d scvchtj erdlcr, wjk jdl

dppcdrcl kut kb hkwjcrc. Wksd sdfl ykurc wrftfhe dgkut

tjc p`dy bkr tjc pdpcr. Udft tf`` yku jcdr my skhe wftj

Jdf`cy. Fts jf`drfkus. Vku`` `kvcYtcpsfstcrs @dmcht. F

p`dy Csmcrc`ld, dhl Jdf`cy fs _ruhc``d. Yjc tdppcl Acrfs

hktcgkkn. Vku wdht tk wrftc tjdt lkwh;

Sm. Kndy.

Wcd``y, skmckhc kuejt tk wrftc d wjk`c musfid`

stdrrfhe Csmcrc`ld. Uc hccl tk jcdr tjc ktjcr sflc kb tjcstkry! Lkht yku tjfhn sk; Grfthcy sjkkn jcr idsidlfhe

g`khlc jdfr tjdt rcdijcl tk jcr c`gkws.


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Acrf rcmcmgcrcl brkm trykuts tjdt Grfthcy jdl

dulftfkhcl bkr tjc `cdl. Fts jdrl tk fmdefhc yku ds dh

ue`y stcpsfstcr.Ytdec mdncup! Grfthcy squdttcl, lue fhtk d gdin-

pdin kh tjc b`kkr, dhl tjch jdhlcl Acrf twk


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Khstdec, Ifhlcrc``d wds `kincl up fh d tkwcr rkkm

tk pcrbkrm jcr hcxt skhe. Cdr`fcr, sjc dhl Yd``f Jd``

(wjk p`dycl _rfhic Ijdrmfhe) jdl gktj gcch tktd``yikhvfhifhe fh tjcfr luct lcspftc tjcfr mdtijfhe g`uc

uhfbkrm aumpcrs. Acrf iku`lht wdft uhtf` jcr brfchls iku`l

pcrbkrm fh ikstumc.

Acrf edvc Wksd d tjumgs-up, gut jcr rkkmmdtc lflht

rcspkhl. Fhstcdl, Wksd stdrcl fhtk spdic. Ujdts up;Acrf

wkhlcrcl.

D musfid` fhtrkluitfkh g`drcl kvcr tjc `kulspcdncrs,

stdrt`fhe Wksd. Yjc mfsscl jcr iuc gy d ikup`c kb gcdts,

dhl wjch sjc idmc fh, jcr vkfic wds wcdn. Acrf iku`l

gdrc`y jcdr jcr. Fh d tjfh, tjrcdly skprdhk, Wksd sdhe

dgkut jcr kwh `ftt`c ikrhcr kb tjc wkr`l dhl gcfhewjdtcvcr sjc wdhtcl tk gc. Ukklch`y, sjc mkvcl gdin

dhl bkrtj fh brkht kb tjc tkwcr wfhlkws.

Acrf sdt bkrwdrl. Ujdts tjc lcd`;

Dt tjc chl kb tjc skhe, Acrf i`dppcl dhl wjfst`cl. Wksd

stkkl wftj sjku`lcrs sdeefhe. Mfss Nfmgcr`y, lrcsscl fh

g`din Ypdhlcx pdhts dhl d rubb`cl pfhn tcht tkp, `dgkrfkus`y

i`fmgcl tjc stdfrs brkm tjc krijcstrd pft tk tjc stdec.

Yjc i`kscl jcr cycs bkr d mkmcht, ds fb lfzzy, dhl tjch

`umgcrcl kvcr tk tjc tkwcr scttfhe dhl spknc qufct`y tk

Wksd. Aulefhe gy tjc `kkn kh Wksds cmgdrrdsscl bdic, tjc

ikmmchts wcrcht ekkl. dhl wjch yku jft tjfs pdrt, Mfss Nfmgcr`y sdfl,

rdfsfhe jcr vkfic, ykur gkly `dheudec dhl tkhc kb vkfic

hccl tk mdtij tjc wkrls dhl mcdhfhe kb tjc skhe. Jcrc.


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@fnc tjfs. Yjc sdt lkwh kh tjc ijf`l-sfzc bkktstkk`, dhl

ft lfsdppcdrcl gchcdtj jcr ju`nfhe brdmc. D`tjkuej sjc

sdhe tjc skhe wftjkut diikmpdhfmcht dhl jft cvcry hktci`cdr dhl truc, sjc wds grcdtj`css dhl pd`c dt tjc chl.

Fh tjc wfhes, Grfthcy dhl Jdf`cy shfincrcl ds tjc

lrdmd tcdijcr sdhe dgkut jcr kwh `ftt`c ijdfr. Acrf

tjkuejt ft wds mcdh tk `duej, gut Mfss Nfmgcr`y lflhccl

skmctjfhe mkrc tjdh d tfhy ijdfr.

Mfss Nfmgcr`ys bfhecr ikmgcl jcr sjkrt, iur`y jdfr

dhl dhhkuhicl, Wksd hccls tk try kh jcr gd`` ekwh, gut

tjc rcst kb yku idh `cdvc hkw. Yjc ydwhcl dhl ruggcl

jcr cycs. Ekkl akg, cvcrykhc.

Idst mcmgcrs edtjcrcl up gkkns, adincts, dhl

gdinpdins. Acrf rdh up tjc stcps tk tjc stdec drcd, wdftclbkr Mfss Nfmgcr`y tk ek djcdl, dhl bk``kwcl Wksd tk tjc

lrcssfhe rkkm. Drc yku sfin; Ujdts tjc mdttcr; sjc

dsncl kutsflc tjc lkkr.

Hktjfhe.

Ikmc kh, Wksd. Ujdt efvcs; Yjc g`kincl tjc

lkkrwdy. Vku d`wdys jdvc mkrc chcrey tjdh cvcrykhc

c`sc put tkectjcr. Ujdt jdppchcl;

Wksds cycs e`fstchcl wftj tcdrs. My skhe stuhn!

Hkt truc, Acrf sdfl. Vku lflht mfss d hktc.

Jcdl lkwh, Wksd pusjcl pdst jcr fhtk tjc lrcssfhe

rkkm. Acrf bk``kwcl, stf`` wkrrfcl. \jc lrcssfhe rkkm wdslkhc fh rcl dhl wjftc1 d rcl wfincr ikuij, twk wjftc

wfincr rkincrs, dhl d rcl wfincr ijdhefhe sircch. Mfss


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Nfmgcr`y jc`l up d pfhn dhl wjftc scqufhcl ekwh jdhe-

fhe kh d pdllcl jdhecr.

Ywcct lrcss! Acrf sdfl.Wksd stulfcl ft lkugtbu``y. Ft `kkns dwbu``y smd``.

Mfss Nfmgcr`y s`fppcl tjc lrcss kbb fts jdhecr. \ry ft kh.

Wksd tkkn tjc lrcss gcjfhl tjc ijdhefhe sircch.

F`` jc`p, Acrf sdfl, bk``kwfhe jcr.

F idh lk ft mysc`b.

Vku hccl skmckhc tk zfp ft.

Wksd wds sf`cht ds Acrf jc`pcl jcr fhtk tjc lrcss. @dycrs

kb d pfhn tdbbctd s`fp mdlc tjc snfrt stdhl kut, gut Wksd

wds rfejt dgkut tjc bft.

Yuin fh, Acrf wjfspcrcl, tryfhe tk i`ksc tjc gdin

zfppcr. Wksd jc`l jcr grcdtj. Yuin wdyfh.F dm!

Acrf tueecl kh tjc zfppcr, gut ft wku`lht gulec. Yjc

bcdrcl rfppfhe ft `kksc brkm tjc bdgrfi fb sjc ncpt ydhnfhe

kh ft.

Ikmc kut wjch ykurc lrcsscl, Mfss Nfmgcr`y id``cl.

Wksd rk``cl jcr cycs dhl tjch stcppcl kut, jk`lfhe tjc

uhzfppcl gklfic up fh brkht kb jcr. Fts gcdutfbu`, gut wdy

tkk tfhy. Mdygc F iku`l `ksc wcfejt gcbkrc kpchfhe hfejt.

Acrf sjkkn jcr jcdl. Vku lkhthccl tk `ksc wcfejt.

Dhywdy, tjc lfrcitkr sdfl, tjdts `css tjdh twk

wccns dwdy. @ksfhe wcfejt fsht tjdt cdsy. Mfss Nfmgcr`ys`dppcl jcr kwh gu`efhe tjfejs ds sjc jcdvcl jcrsc`b up

brkm d rkincr. Grcdtjfhe jdrl, sjc ifri`cl tjc gd`` ekwh,


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4 yku wcrc fh tjc pdrn wftj

Ncvfh. \jc jcdlmfstrcss lkcsht nhkw yct. Fb yku wdht

tk nccp ft tjdt wdy, F wdht $7?. Grfhe tjc mkhcy tk tjc

efr`s rcstrkkm fh tjc lfhfhe jd``. Jflc ft fh tjc edrgdec

idh kh \ucsldy gy hkkh.

Acrf e`dhicl up. Vkurc gcfhe g`dinmdf`cl; Hk wdy

ykurc lkfhe tjfs!

@fnc F jdvc d ijkfic.

Acrf rcdl tjc hktc dedfh. @dst Yuhldy, Acrf lflhtek tk ijurij gcidusc sjc wdsht bcc`fhe wc``, gut Wksd

jdl ekhc. Yjcl tk`l Acrf dbtcrwdrl dgkut jcr fmpu`sfvc

lcifsfkh tk snfp ijurij dhl wd`n d`khe tjc irccn wftj

Ncvfh fhstcdl. \jcy wcrc aust brfchls Ncvfh wcht tk tjc

hcdrgy gkys sijkk` gut Acrf nhcw Wksd iku`l ect fh d `kt

kb trkug`c bkr ft.

Fb yku pdy, Wksd, tjc g`dinmdf`cr wf`` dsn bkr mkrc

`dtcr. Fts d`wdys `fnc tjdt fh tjc mkvfcs.

Wksd sdt lkwh kh tjc sf`vcr rdlfdtkr, jcr bfhecrs

i`chijcl fhtk bfsts. Ujdt c`sc idh F lk; \jfs irccp

tjrcdtchs tk squcd` fb F lkht.Acrf brkwhcl. Dt tjc vcry `cdst, Wksd wku`l ect d

rcprfmdhl dhl tjc sijkk` wku`l id`` jcr mfssfkhdry

pdrchts.


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Wksd shfbbcl gdin jcr tcdrs. F iku`l ect cxpc``cl.

Lkht efvc tjc g`dinmdf`cr mkhcy tjkuej. Efvc mc

d ijdhic tk jc`p yku bfrst, Acrf sdfl, tkuijfhe Wksds drm.Mdygc F iku`l sct d trdp dhl idtij jfm . . . kr jcr ft

mustgc d efr` fb sjcs ekfhe tk ect tjc mkhcy brkm tjc

efr`s gdtjrkkm.

Dhl wjy wku`lykuwdht tk idtij tjc irccp;

Acrf brkwhcl. Ujdts tjdt suppkscl tk mcdh; F wdht

tk jc`p yku!

F tjfhn yku aust wdht tk rcpkrt kh ft bkr ykur `ftt`c

hcwspdpcr dhl gc d jcrk!

Vku rcd``y tjfhn tjdt;! Acrf irfcl, sjkincl.

\cdrs bf``cl Wksds cycs dhl spf``cl kvcr, ruhhfhe lkwh

jcr ijccns. Vkurc tjc kh`y pcrskh F tk`l dgkut ekfhe tktjc pdrn wftj Ncvfh.

Gut `kts kb pckp`c iku`l jdvc scch yku. Kr mdygc

Ncvfh tk`l skmckhc. Kr

F tjkuejt F iku`l trustyku, Wksd sdfl.

Acrf stdrcl dt jcr. Ujdt drc yku sdyfhe;

Vkuwrktc tjc hktc! F sdw yku gdinstdec gcbkrc my

skhe. Wksd erdggcl tjc pdpcr. Fs tjdt wjch yku put tjfs

fh my pursc;

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