Next To Jason

Lily was surprised to hear that, so she gripped her hand tightly and asked, "What else is there that I haven't said?"

Laura shook her head and replied, "No, not you; it's from me."

"Oh, what is it?" Lily asked.

Laura pulled her hand from Lily's grip and brushed it through her hair as she sighed deeply.

"Actually, I came back to town because of two things. The first was because of the note you sent to me about my mother, and the second was because I wanted to find out what happened to me about seven years ago." Laura explained.

Lily's face squeezed in confusion as she asked, "Something happened to you? What might it be?"

"Well, I don't know either; all I know is that I got pregnant after, and that was what resulted in my father sending me away from town," Laura replied.

"What?" Lily exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, you see, I was betrothed to Jared Tuner, but my stepsister set me up that night," Laura said, explaining what Grace had told her about the same night.

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