That's Not My Name: Chapters 15–21

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. idyllic
    excellent and delightful in all respects
    She should have been able to safely get home if she walked away like I’m saying she did. Because Washington City is perfectly idyllic. This is a safe town.
  2. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
    Three separate old ladies call to say they hope we find her, all with vitriol for that “evil boy” who turned on her.
  3. sleep apnea
    an interruption in breathing that occurs during rest
    “Come on, Sergeant Sleep Apnea. Time to get up.”
  4. preppy
    characteristic of a student at a private school
    That sounded suspiciously like the preppy golf team captain from my third-period political studies class.
  5. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
    Nothing good ever comes from a nondescript van with peeling paint.
  6. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
    He jots some notes on a pad by his elbow, and it looks like he’s copying what I typed onto the flier almost verbatim.
  7. interim
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
    Did he snatch me to punish her and didn’t know I’d developed an allergy in the interim?
  8. corroborate
    support with evidence or authority or make more certain
    They were also the ones who suggested I might have been in a car accident. That didn’t come from Wayne; he only corroborated it at the police station.
  9. about-face
    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
    I blink at him for a second, shaken by the about-face of his emotions, but I sit at the island and force myself to smile back.
  10. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
    I’m acutely aware of his eyes on my face, so I grin. Like the happy, complacent daughter he expects me to be.
  11. livid
    furiously angry
    I need to know what made him so livid, because it sure as hell has nothing to do with minivans or fundraisers.
  12. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
    I shake my head, incredulous. “I can’t believe that worked...."
  13. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
    She gives us each a poignant look before clutching her purse to her chest and walking out of the diner.
  14. tangible
    capable of being treated as fact
    “More proof....We need tangible evidence or we’re crafting a story, not a timeline.”
  15. maul
    injure badly
    My heart stops beating. I stare at it, and it stares at me, and I wonder if my Wayne panic was pointless, because I’m about to be mauled to death on a mountain that smells like rotten meat.
Created on Mon Sep 14 22:15:26 EDT 2026 (updated Thu Nov 05 11:46:37 EST 2026)

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