CHAPTER NINETY-SIX

Tyler POV:

"ETHAN?"

The sound from my mouth came out almost inaudible. My desire was to scream, hit, hug, and do various other things; it was impossible to define the feeling that overcame me at that moment. It was ETHAN. I was seeing with my own eyes my friend who was supposed to be dead.

"TYLER..." HE TRIED to speak, but I interrupted him, incredulous.

"You're alive," I say, perplexed. Olivia moves away from him and hides behind my legs.

"Tyler, I want to explain everything. Don't freak out. The only thing I ask is for you to listen to me." He takes a step closer.

"It can't be you. I buried you. You were dead," I said, frightened.

"Dad?" Olivia draws my attention to something, but I ignore her.

"I don't know if there's an easier way to make you understand everything that's happening than to tell you what really happened, but for that, you need to listen to me."

"So, you've been with Caroline all this time. What kind of friend are you?" I spit with anger on his face.

"Tyler, you have