Sunrise (DOWN THE SHORE #3) by Evie McGlynn EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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ZACH
I stood in my sister’s small, outdated kitchen and held the thick, expensivelooking paper in my hands. On the top, written in a bold, elaborate script,
were the words Last Will and Testament.
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“Why are you showing this to me?”
My sister, Allison, stood in the patch of early-morning sunlight coming
through the dingy window, tugging nervously on her dark curly hair. “I
wanted you to know ahead of time so you wouldn’t be surprised.”
“Surprised by what? And why do you need a will? You’re only twentyfive.”
“I know,” she said anxiously. “But I have to protect Cody.”
“Protect Cody?” I repeated. “What are you talking about?”
“I made you his guardian,” she said quietly. “In case something happens
to me.”
My mind blanked out. I sank onto one of her uncomfortable kitchen
chairs. I wanted to object. There had to be someone better qualified. I ran
through all of our relatives. My brain helpfully cataloged the reasons why
each of them should never go near my three-year-old nephew. My parents
were alcoholics who barely left the house except to go to their respective
jobs. I had no idea how they even kept them. My older brother, Roy, was a
drug dealer, although he would deny it with his last breath. Cody’s father
was in prison for armed robbery.
“Allie, why do you think something will happen to you?” My stomach
clenched. “Are you sick? Is that what this is about?”
She shook her head and sat across from me. “No, I’m not sick. It’s
just…” She sighed. “Do you remember Tracy? She was in my class in high
school.”
I shrugged. “I think so? Short blonde hair. Wasn’t she a cheerleader or
something?”
Allie rolled her eyes. “No. She played field hockey.” She made a face.
“Like I’d hang out with a cheerleader.”
“What? All the ones I met in high school were nice,” I said.
She scoffed. “They wanted to get in your pants, Zachary.”
I smirked. “Some of them did.”
Allie huffed impatiently. “We’re getting off track. Tracy got pregnant
when she was in college. Her boyfriend kept saying it wasn’t his, even
though she’d never been with anyone else. She ended up having the baby
by herself. She had to quit school and get a job. Her parents were so pissed
and wouldn’t help.” Her brow creased in a worried frown. “Last year, she
died after falling and hitting her head.”
“Oh shit,” I said.
Allie nodded in agreement. “Her little girl, Katie, was four when Tracy
died. She had no will, and no one was listed as the guardian. There was a
huge custody battle between her parents and the father’s parents, who
suddenly decided they wanted to be part of Katie’s life. Katie’s father got
involved, got a DNA test to prove he was the father, and the court had to
give him the child even though he’d had nothing to do with her before
Tracy died.”
“But isn’t that a good thing?” I asked.
Allie shook her head. “No. He’s a terrible person. He drinks all the time
and mostly leaves Katie with his parents, who are also terrible people. And
they won’t let Tracy’s parents see Katie at all.”
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