The Conditions of Will

The Conditions of Will

Author: Jessa Hastings Listening Length: 13h 21m
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I cant remember the last time I couldnt get a handle on myself and my emotions, but the lid is slipping. Something about the slipping lid feels like its Sam Pennys fault. Like he broke the seal and hes slowly opening me up. London-based Georgia Carter, professional lie detector and body-language savant, has long been e...

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I can’t help but feel like maybe it was on purpose that we spent the day on the boat—and I do mean the day. The boys caught us redfish off the side of the boat and grilled it for lunch and then again for dinner. By the time we docked back in at home, it was well past nine and our mother was internally livid but externally trying to be gracious.

Maryanne had gone home after dinner, and so it was just Mom and Debbie at the breakfast bar, drinking wine. Mom asked us about the boat, and Debbie told us about the sermon at church this morning but told me I probably wouldn’t have liked it, and when I asked why, she said, “You just wouldn’t have,” which I think means she thinks I’m a disagreeable person, which isn’t true. I just don’t like her.

I hadn’t gotten much alone time with Sam today, and I wasn’t sure how I even would at this point, so I make a quiet but intentional announcement that I’m going to bed.

Sam’s eyes lock on mine and he rubs his mouth absentmindedly.