PART 3 My stomach tightened. I turned the photograph over. There was a date written on the back. Three years ago. I flipped to the next page. Another photograph. This time, I was getting into a car with a different woman. Then another picture showed me having dinner with someone whose name I had saved…

PART 3 I looked at my mother. She suddenly became very interested in the papers sitting in front of her. “I never agreed to that,” I said. Mom waved her hand. “Joel, we discussed it at your house. You said you would help us.” “I said no. Twice.” “Not about this. You said you would…

PART 3 I had become so good at keeping the peace that I had forgotten peace was supposed to include me. At 9:14 a.m., another message appeared. This time, it was from Sutton. SUTTON: We need to talk before the ceremony. Call me. I read it. Then another message arrived. SUTTON: Waverly is extremely upset.…

PART 3 My stomach tightened. I turned the photograph over. There was a date written on the back. Three years ago. I flipped to the next page. Another photograph. This time, I was getting into a car with a different woman. Then another picture showed me having dinner with someone whose name I had saved…

PART 3 I looked at my mother. She suddenly became very interested in the papers sitting in front of her. “I never agreed to that,” I said. Mom waved her hand. “Joel, we discussed it at your house. You said you would help us.” “I said no. Twice.” “Not about this. You said you would…

PART 3 I had become so good at keeping the peace that I had forgotten peace was supposed to include me. At 9:14 a.m., another message appeared. This time, it was from Sutton. SUTTON: We need to talk before the ceremony. Call me. I read it. Then another message arrived. SUTTON: Waverly is extremely upset.…