The Forgetting, Part Five

“What did you end up doing?”

“It started as a few features on unsolved true crimes stories to start drawing attention. My disguises helped me get off the ground and into the forefront of the public eye. People didn’t just want to see me in action; they wanted to see who I really was. Eventually, I was looking at my own reality show, a career.”

“But then this happened.”

“If I’m honest, I don’t regret it.”

Out of everything Lucy had said, that caught the nurse off guard.

“You had everything.”

“That’s true, but it came at a cost.”

“What did he do to you?”

“What he promised. He made me a star, and I thought that’s what I wanted.” Lucy looked at the nurse with steely dark eyes. “I just didn’t know how fast they could burn out.”