Not Like Other Girls: Chapters 35–42

by Meredith Adamo
In this mystery novel, a high school senior searches for her missing ex-best friend and comes face-to-face with her own trauma in the process.


Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapter 1-4, Chapter 5-8, Chapter 9-13, Chapter 14-17, Chapter 18-22, Chapter 23-29, Chapter 30-34, Chapter 35-42, Chapter 43-49, Chapter 50-Epilogue

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  1. stalk
    walk stiffly
    In the foyer, my mother shrugs out of her coat. Dad flips on a light. My brother stalks out of the kitchen with a beer, taking a swig, starting for the stairs.
  2. decibel
    a unit of sound intensity
    Dad’s volume has returned to a normal decibel.
  3. slink
    move or walk stealthily
    Bay hops onto the floor and trots to the kitchen, slinking between my mother’s legs.
  4. parched
    dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
    My throat is parched. If I tried to speak, nothing would come out.
  5. nauseated
    feeling queasy, as though one is about to vomit
    I sit up, nauseated.
  6. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
    We claim a bench on the pedestrian bridge.
  7. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
    The view from this vantage point is even more spectacular.
  8. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
    “I liked having such strong convictions. But I needed permission to be wrong—and I was wrong, Jo. Especially about things I didn’t want to believe.”
  9. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
    Like I’ve been hit by a seismic shift no one felt but me.
  10. excruciating
    extremely painful
    The cold is excruciating.
  11. tipsy
    slightly intoxicated
    I’d snuck sips of beer before—Genny Light, Labatt Blue—but only pretended to be tipsy.
  12. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
    I don’t know whose hands rove first.
  13. fathom
    come to understand
    And when my breath goes ragged, when my fingers twist in his long hair, I can’t fathom how I ever believed I deserved anything less.
  14. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
    That I stuck on a bandage without stanching the wound.
  15. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
    They release a statement via their newly hired attorney: The media scrutiny has taken an immense toll on our family, and we request privacy as we turn toward healing and waiting for our beautiful daughter to come home.
  16. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
    It’s a pain in the ass to update anything related to our accounts since it can only be initiated on school servers.
  17. eaves
    the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
    Like I’m a bat infestation in the attic eaves and not their goddamn daughter.
  18. relentless
    never-ceasing
    The whispers were relentless.
  19. radiate
    send out real or metaphoric rays
    Heat radiates out of me as I walk farther, farther.
  20. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    I wait for the indignant yes.
  21. terse
    brief and to the point
    Principal Lund smiles, cold and terse, when I knock.
  22. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
    “I was just telling your mom that I’m not sure what to do with you today. The late arrival, the blatant unpreparedness—I fear you’re a distraction, and that’s not fair to your peers. I propose that your mother take you home.”
  23. brutal
    able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
    She flicks ash out the window. Her teeth grit, jaw set tight; she must be holding back something brutal.
  24. autopilot
    a mental state in which you act without self-awareness
    It’s like autopilot.
  25. gnaw
    bite or chew on with the teeth
    I gnaw on my lip, scroll to the attached files—and there are none.
Created on Wed Mar 26 06:53:09 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Mar 27 05:40:26 EDT 2025)

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