THERE WAS NO EXCUSE FOR ABANDONING A CHILD

“How did you still have the nerve to walk around out here after everything you did?” Carly planted her hands on her hips, as if she had ever been right about anything.

“After everything I did?” I narrowed my eyes, genuinely confused. “I swear I did not understand.”

“You never understood!” Rarlat rolled her eyes. “Playing dumb was your specialty.”

“I did not need to listen to you,” I said. “But I admitted I was ...