Chapter 131 You Tricked Me

• CORRIE
• "You look uncomfortable." Emmette's voice pulled me back into reality. I’d just waltzed in, taken a seat, and suddenly the words I’d rehearsed a million times refused to leave my lips. I probably looked constipated, anyone could tell. But the truth was simple, the words were lodged somewhere in my throat.
• I opened my mouth, hoping a sentence, any sentence would slip out effortlessly. Instead, my lips just parted uselessly, and all I felt was my voice abandoning me.