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1 " Why did I lie?I hadn’t planned on lying. When that stranger handed me the journal and looked at me with his big, desperate eyes, I wasn’t planning anything. I intended to give it to whoever asked for it. But when I was standing there in front of Officer Keating and his suspicious-looking partner, I didn’t. It wasn’t some elaborate plan or a scheme. I just didn’t open mymouth. It was like my mind decided without me that I should hang on to it. "
― Marlene Ridgway , Where Is She?
2 " You know, you shouldn’t be out in the woods like that by yourself, right?” Detective Bridge steps forward, finally flexing the authority I knew he had. He nods as if I’ve already agreed with him rather than staying silent. “It’s dangerous.”I’m exhausted, but I am alert enough to stiffen at his dark tone. There’s something about the look in his eyes. He doesn’t believe me. "
3 " What happened seems to be the most important question, but I don’t have any answers. "
4 " The chill in my apartment isn’t the only thing that makes me shiver. My clothes are still damp from the rain and blood. Everything is silent and still, except for the clock in the hallway that jumps from second to second. I try to force my breath into a calmer rhythm, but it’s still too fast. I want sleep, long uninterrupted hours of mind-numbing sleep, but I know that is still a long way off. "
5 " Something about the way she writes is nagging, and unsettling. The sprawling mix of cursive and print is so sporadic that I find myself needing to reread sections at a time, trying to make sense of her ramblings. I imagine Cassie in real life talking the same way she writes, fast and in circles. For the first time, my mind goes beyond Cassie’s words on the pages, and I try to pull up an image of what she might look like. "
