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“Okay, fine I ith Kaden”

“So why lie?”

Abby shrugged “His dad doesn’t like ing out”

Her ht up in the stateainst Abby “Why doesn’t he like you?” sh

e asked, then held up a hand to stop her “Don’t answer It’s not iht now”

Abby waited Her mother seemed to believe her, but her blue eyes re behind them

“Am I in trouble?” Abby asked

“I don’t know”

Her mother held a piece of stationery in front of her—the same white stationery with pale blue accents GG used “This was delivered to the house about thirty o”

Abby’s heart stopped mid-beat A letter

Her eyes widened as she took in the envelope, trying to ascertain whether it had been opened, as her pulse pounded in her ears

Her palms dampened, as she asked, “Did you read it?”

“I did”

“That’s against the law!” Panic swelled in her chest like a balloon,it hard to breathe, let alone speak Her voice rose like the tide, crashing against the shore of her tattered nerves “You can’t just read my mail”

“You’re hter I most certainly can Noould you like to explain to ame? A prank?” She narrowed her eyes “Who sent this?”