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As I watch you check in for a romantic week for two, his arm protectively around your waist, I smile to myself. You have no idea that this was all planned. Or what’s coming next… ‘Welcome to LunaBliss.’ I smile widely as I greet Gemma and her husband at the resort. As we clink glasses to toast the start of a gorgeous week, she doesn’t seem to remember that we’ve met before. And that I’ve waited so long to see her again. Every detail of the week has been planned. From the carefully placed black lilies around her luxury room to the ex who broke her heart turning up unannounced.

As he packs my things, the nurses tell me Freddie hasn’t left my bedside since the accident I was in days ago. They tell me I’m lucky. We seem like the perfect couple, and together we’ll figure out what happened. So I go home to a beautiful house with a fancy marble kitchen and manicured garden that is supposedly ours. But deep down I know something isn’t right. Even though my memories are gone, this doesn’t feel like my life.

Jay and I have only known each other a short while, but whenever I gaze into his gorgeous brown eyes I know he’s the one. His little house by the deep forest’s edge is perfect for the two of us—no internet, no phone signal, and no neighbors. I’m about as far from my past as I could be. Warm in Jay’s arms, I can persuade myself it’s ok that he disappears for hours when he thinks I’m asleep at night, returning the next morning, glittery eyed and tense. I won’t question him, I can’t challenge him. I need our relationship to work. Because I have secrets too.

Cada lunes después del colegio, además de a mi hija, Coralie, cuido a otros cuatro niños de su clase. Estoy aterrada, llevo años ocultando mi secreto más oscuro, y no puede salir a la luz. Pero no soy la única de nuestro grupo que guarda secretos. ¿Revelar mi secreto servirá para proteger a mi hija, o nos pondrá en un peligro aún mayor?

You trust them with your child. You shouldn’t. Each Monday after school, I look after my daughter Coralie and four other kids from her class. We go to the park when it’s sunny, snuggle on the sofa reading books when it rains. Tuesdays to Fridays, the other parents take them. It’s perfect–a circle of free childcare, of fun and friendship for our children. But this morning, we all received an anonymous note. And now I’m terrified.

We’re Hayley and Becca, and we've been BFFs since the early 2000s. Our high school reunion is upon us, and what better way to prepare than revisit every ridiculous, embarrassing, and slightly traumatic experience we shared together? Thankfully we've saved all of our notes, journals and relics from a time before Facebook and iPhones. Join us each week as we revisit our teenage daze and explore the “naughty aughts.” It’s time to unlock the vault. Visit the archives at FeverDreamDiaries.com We found our mix CDs! Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/0lhxug

"Divergent Geek: Redefining Success on My Terms" is my own story about being different and finding my own way to what makes me happy. After a tough time in 2019, I decided to take a different path, not the usual one that everyone expects, like doing well in school and getting a good job. I love tech, but I also have my own health challenges and see the world in a unique way because I'm neurodiverse. This podcast is me talking about my journey, the ups and downs, and how I'm making my own rules for success. I want to share my adventures with you, whether you're into tech like me, have your own