Ernesto thought it was just another shift. Another rainy night in Santa Cruz. Another face in the rearview mirror fading into the city lights. He considers himself a good man-or at least, not a bad one. He follows the rules. He minds his own business.
But the woman in the back seat isn't looking for a ride home. She's looking for an ending. And she has chosen him to play the villain.
When the ride ends in tragedy, Ernesto finds himself trapped in a nightmare where facts don't matter as much as the narrative. As the media spins a web of guilt around him and the police close in, he is forced to confront a terrifying question: Is a man guilty for what he does, or for what he allows to happen?
The Part You Played is a dark, atmospheric psychological suspense novella that will leave you questioning the nature of truth and complicity.
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