AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
Chapter 18: Switch on the Light
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Chapter 18: Switch on the Light

The One Who Leaves—when love looks like violence, and truth feels like betrayal

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Jun 26, 2025
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Chapter 18: Switch on the Light
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The school bus pulled up across the street from our house, and Brandon and I ran out the door, hair unbrushed and shoes untied. I was seven. He was six.

The door to the bus swung open, and the yelling of profanities from the rows of seats crowded with kids just about pushed me over. …

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