That's Not My Name: Chapters 1–4

by Megan Lally
An injured teen with amnesia awakens in a ditch alongside the road and is claimed by a father she cannot remember.

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  1. bracken
    large coarse fern often several feet high
    I’m lying in a long ditch, sunken into leaves and bracken.
  2. recoil
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    A burned-out streetlight. Big hands reaching for me.
    I recoil and stumble into the middle of the road.
  3. paramedic
    a person trained to give emergency medical treatment
    “Can you hear me? Paramedics are on their way, but I need to know who you are,” he pleads.
  4. contusion
    an injury in which the skin is not broken
    “...With a head contusion on the left, it’s possible she might have hit the driver’s side window. But it’s only a guess.”
  5. precinct
    a station that serves as headquarters for police
    He brought me to the precinct, though I don’t remember much of the drive.
  6. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
    I look at Officer Bowman. He nods, so I tentatively reach out and shake Wayne’s hand.
  7. palpable
    capable of being perceived
    “You found her walking down the mountain like this?” The alarm in Wayne’s voice is palpable.
  8. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
    Max is many things, but a quitter is not one of them, tenacious string bean that he is.
  9. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
    I turn and brandish the fliers.
  10. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
    Sometimes I think this car is as notorious as I am.
  11. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    Someone says something to him, and Mr. Scott turns and glowers at me. Like a living skeleton, promising to haunt me until the day I die.
  12. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
    She folds her arms, regaining some of her bravado.
  13. steadfast
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
    “I’m not falling for the steadfast boyfriend act,” she yells behind me.
  14. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
    I shiver all the way home, but I don’t bother with the heater. Call it penance.
  15. facade
    a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
    Dad scratches a patch of graying blond hair near his ear and drops the façade.
Created on Mon Sep 14 22:11:42 EDT 2026 (updated Thu Nov 05 11:47:14 EST 2026)

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