But you couldn’t fix me, you tried
You meant the world to me, now I’m dead to you
What was I thinking, what did I do?
Now I’m dead to you. Naomi aggressively pushes the tears off her cheek as she rereads the lyrics to “If You Ever Get Lonely (Yellow Door).”
Home is where the heart is
Unfortunately it’s true
When you get lonely, think of the yellow door
Think of us two
Memories of us will fade, like the peeling paint on the tree
I’ll tell myself it was everything I wanted
How it was meant to be
Yet I’ll whisper on the wind, please forgive me.
Forgive me. Forgive me. Naomi can hear Faye whispering the words to her and she wants to cry in relief and scream in anger at the same time.
She flips to the back of the vinyl cover to the track list, to see if she can find anything else. And she finally sees it, spelled out right in front of her all along.
No Way Back
Footsteps in the Snow
One Step Ahead
Rose-Covered Grave
Garden of Bones
If You Ever Get Lonely (Yellow Door)
Violent Ends Part II
Endless Loop
Melancholy
Echo
“N, Forgive Me.”
Chapter 39
Naomi closes her eyes, feeling nauseous as her world spins violently around her. She imagines Tom and Amelia, even Leo and Joel, questioning her sanity.So now you think your sister ISN’T dead? And that she is impersonating Harlow Hayes?
She lets out a hard, incredulous laugh. Because yes, that’s exactly what she thinks.
The proof is right in front of her, staring her in the face. Messages to Naomi, from Faye. In Harlow Hayes’ music.
Is it really proof, though? Could the lyrics have been stolen instead? That would be a much more logical explanation.
