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Family first", Bel said. Not a threat, but a promise.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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A little insensitive", she whispered, loud enough that Bel and Carter could hear. "Giving the man with dementia a book called The Memory Thief.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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She would have needed a reason, Bel, to go through all that effort. People don’t just decide to disappear. She’d need a motive. A reason.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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All great gifts come with a great price," Bel murmured.
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C.L. Wilson (Crown of Crystal Flame (Tairen Soul, #5))
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Bel forgot, for a moment, that that was her; the first part of her name that she’d amputated years ago. She didn’t know Rachel had called her Anna; no one had ever told her.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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was easy to push people away when you knew how. Bel had a clean record; she was very, very good at it. Making people leave her before they chose to go anyway. Same result in the end, because everybody left eventually, but it hurt less. That was what life was, choosing the way that hurt less.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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Charlie and Bel never spoke, even though they’d been given microphones. They were just props, the picture of a reunited family. Happy, but not too much, Dave had told them. It wasn’t a true happy ending until the man was caught.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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Bel could choose to believe Rachel or to believe Phillip Alves, and Rachel was the easier choice, didn’t hurt as much.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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No, she was being ridiculous. Bel moved her eyes away. Ash didn’t care. They were just here to make their movie, then they’d fuck off back to England forever. Bel didn’t need to push; he was leaving anyway.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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You owe him,” Bel said, darkly, lowering her voice. “You owe him, and you know it. You’ve been wrong about him before. Convinced he was the one who killed Rachel. Locked him up, made him face trial. You were wrong and you put him through hell. Here’s your chance to do the right thing. You owe him. Please. Help me find him.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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The trip to Story Land for her twelfth birthday. That photo of her and Dad. They stopped at Taco Bell on the way home, and… The knot twisted, leaving a knife-shaped hole, Bel bleeding around it. Dad had lied to her. All this time. Bel said it was three hours, enough time to piss herself twice, sobbing in the backseat like the world had ended, because part of it had. But Dad told her it had been only fifteen minutes—max—that she was just being silly. Bel had believed him, she’d rewritten the memory in her head, turned it into a funny childhood anecdote.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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I really believe that people don’t understand how much I learned from watching Family Matters, The Fresh Prince of Bel-air and A Different World. Dwayne Wayne’s character taught me that not matter how hard school gets or not matter what people say about your physical appearance, push through it and be yourself, and always give back to the place that gave to you. Steve Urkel’s character taught me how to love a girl and the importance of patience. The Fresh Price of Bel-air demonstrated how to be a good son, and even if you are without a father, there is still a bright future that lies ahead. I practice everything I learn from these shows in my daily life and I get positive results.
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Arshay Cooper (A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team)
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Did she? More than anything in the whole wide world? Well then, why did she leave Bel behind in the backseat of her car just forty-eight hours later? Disappeared forever. Explain that one.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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He started when Dad was in jail, for your murder,” Bel said, finding her footing again, stepping forward.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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Charlie Price, a name forever marred after Dave Winter arrested him for something he didn’t do. That made sense, Dad leaving for that reason, Bel could shift things around in her head to accept that.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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No.” Rachel hugged her chest, shielding it. But they were only arms and Bel could break through those. “But he tried to hurt you. I panicked. It wasn’t part of the plan, I just wanted to protect you, keep him away from you. No one touches my daughter.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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Bel chose Dad. He was her constant, the one who’d never leave.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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I, for one, wouldn't put needles in your hands."
"Why not?"
"You seem like the stabby type," he said, their eyes meeting, a slow blink.
"Thank you." Bel nodded, leaning closer.
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Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price
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She rang the doorbell in the way she did, so they'd know it was her, to the tune of "Baby Shark," which no one found annoying.
"Bel, that's annoying," Sherry said, pulling open the front door.
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Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price
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I'll let go when you stop being grumpy," Carter laughed, their backpacks crashing together.
"I'm never grumpy," Bel said, grumpily.
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Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price
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Yes, I’ve checked everywhere,” Bel said, breathless from explaining. “But—I’m trying to tell you—my dad wouldn’t leave. Trust me. Something has happened to him, something bad.
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Holly Jackson (The Reappearance of Rachel Price)
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A relationship comes with its own cost, but love is worth the price of admission. You don't get to set the price, but if you want to come aboard, you have to pay it.
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Bel Blackwood (Free Flight (Small Town Sparks Book 3))