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The Hide-and-Seek That Broke Us

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  • Ch. 1–2 free

The Hide-and-Seek That Broke Us is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

When Ella was seven, she and her sister Lily were playing hide-and-seek when an earthquake struck. Rescuers pulled Ella from the rubble, but Lily was never found. Her parents, once loving, never smiled at her again, blaming her for her sister's death.

Years later, on the anniversary of the quake, Ella's mother shoves her into a combination-lock suitcase during a fit of grief. Trapped inside, Ella's soul drifts free and watches her parents prepare to burn Lily's belongings at the ruins. When the housekeeper calls to say Ella is missing, her mother orders the bedroom locked, and her father says nothing.

As the fire is readied, Ella wonders whether her parents will ever open the suitcase and discover the daughter they forgot inside.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

My parents pulled me from the rubble first. But the rescue teams searched for three days and three nights, and they never found where my sister was hiding.

My parents, their eyes red-rimmed and raw, demanded to know where she was. I could only stare back, numb and helpless, whispering, "I don't know... I don't know where Lily was hiding..."

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Hide-and-Seek That Broke Us are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Hide-and-Seek That Broke Us after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 597621, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Hide-and-Seek That Broke Us about?

When Ella was seven, she and her sister Lily were playing hide-and-seek when an earthquake struck. Rescuers pulled Ella from the rubble, but Lily was never found. Her parents, once loving, never smiled at her again, blaming her for her sister's death.

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