The Odd One

By Ishani Bhar

“Just don’t trust anyone blindly”
Elizabeth was a young girl living with her wealthy family. Until one day that would all change. Her father was murdered, and her mother was a psychopath. She and her sister moved in with their adoptive mom in a new town. Who would have thought a day in the woods could change the rest of her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BooxAi
• Release date: Aug 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9789655780260

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The Odd One

Ishani Bhar

The Odd One

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Copyright ©️ 2022 by Ishani Bhar

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Published by BooxAi

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ISBN: 978-965-578-026-0

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THE ODD ONE

ISHANI BHAR

CONTENTS

Just A Girl

In The Forest

The Lab

Out From Prison

The Others

A Long Talk

Caught with Anger

A death you can’t forget

Too Many Deaths

JUST A GIRL

Agirl with long brown hair and a stumpy nose stared out the taxi window, listening to the hummingbirds.

She watched other birds soar through the sky.

A younger girl sat across from her, giggling and joking around.

Amelia, look at me! The girl made a funny face, trying to impress the other girl. The little girl then pushed her red bangs off her face to get a better look at her sister.

Really, said Amelia, her face had a look of disgust.

Huh, what do you mean, did you think that wasn’t funny?

The girl's face changed from eagerness to sadness.

For goodness sake, Elizabeth, you’re 10, stop being an amateur.

I’m still young, Amelia, let me live my life, Elizabeth shot back.

Don’t you dare talk to me like that, I ought to tell mom!

What! No! Elizabeth crossed her arms and the two girls sat in silence for the rest of the ride. One looking out the windows, and the other staring down at the taxi seats.

In a few minutes the taxi stopped.

Madam, we have arrived, said a man dressed in fine clothes, he had a French accent. Would you like me to escort you two, a lot of kids going missing. I mean, it’s scary to read the news, the tall man twirled