Broken Lyric ((Meltdown book 2))
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“So, your mom had you and gave you to your aunt?” she asked.
“Yes, but she made my aunt go through regular adoption procedures, because she needed the money.” Something my aunt reminds me of regularly.
“What about your grandparents?”
“Oh, they’re all long gone. My mom’s parents were around some when I was little, but I don’t remember them. My dad’s parents died before I was even born.”
“Do you mind me asking what happened to your mom?”
“She took off for California right after I was born.”
“Have you ever tried to find her?”
“No, she was killed in a car accident when I was four.”
“God, Ellie, I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be,” I shrugged. “It’s not like I knew her. It’s hard to feel something for someone you’ve never met.”
“And your dad?”
“Who knows?” I shrugged. “I’ve only seen pictures of him from when he was in high school. He took off and never came back. I’m his daughter, though, that’s for sure.”
“Oh?”
“I look just like him.”
“So your aunt named you Ellie?”
“Ellison Elizabeth Davis.”
“I like it,” she said, smiling.
Talking to Joss turned out to be just like talking to Piper, easy and comfortable. Changing the subject, I asked about her family. She told me she was the only child of parents who never wanted kids.
Yes, they actually told her this.
Primarily having been raised by nannies her whole life, she felt like her parents were more like housemates. They were incredibly wealthy and traveled all the time, leaving her at home alone or with house keepers. This made my aunt look like freaking Mary Poppins.
I think because neither of us really had a sense of family or a lot of love in our lives, Joss and I related to each other. Regardless of her crappy upbringing, she’d turned out well and I was glad I’d made a new friend.
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Other Books by RB Hilliard
His End Game
Not Letting Go
One More Time
Right Side Up
Keep It Simple
The Last Call
Utterly Forgettable
Fractured Beat
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