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But Jo’s glass had been untouched, she recalled.
Katie massaged her temples, her mind racing, searching for
answers. She remembered that Jo had been sitting on the steps
when Alex dropped her off. Even Alex had seen her…
Or had he?
Katie backed away from the decaying home. Jo was real. There
was no way she’d been a figment of her imagination. She hadn’t
made her up.
But Jo liked everything you did: she drank her coffee the same way, she
liked the clothes you bought, her thoughts about the employees at Ivan’s
mirrored your own.
A dozen random details suddenly began crowding her mind and
voices dueled in her head…
She lived here!
But why is it such a dump?
We looked at the stars together!
You looked at the stars alone, which is why you still don’t know their
names.
We drank wine at my house!
You drank the bottle by yourself, which was why you were so dizzy.
She told me about Alex! She wanted us to be together!
She never mentioned his name until you already knew it, and you were
interested in him all along.
She was the kids’ counselor!
Which was the excuse you used as a reason to never tell Alex about her.