(Serena)
I sat on my bed, staring at my phone. The pictures I took at the lake were still making rounds online, even though some of them had started disappearing. I smiled to myself. This was my doing. All of it.
I thought back to how it all started. Pure luck. That is what it was. I had been at the store last week, just browsing, when I saw Avery's parents talking near the checkout. I was close enough to hear them without being noticed.
Mrs. Blake was saying something about a lake house. About Jackson's family inviting Avery to go with them for the weekend. My ears perked up right away. I moved closer, pretending to look at something on the shelf.
Mr. Blake said something about trusting the Reeds to take care of her. Mrs. Blake agreed but sounded worried. Then they mentioned the name
