(Avery)
Monday morning came too fast. I woke up to my alarm at six thirty and stared at the ceiling for a minute before getting out of bed. The weekend had been good until Caleb saw someone at the beach. Now I could not stop thinking about it.
I got ready and went downstairs. Mom was in the kitchen making coffee. Dad was already at the table reading something on his tablet.
"Morning," I said.
"Good morning, sweetheart," Mom said. "How did you sleep?"
"Fine," I said, even though that was not completely true. I had woken up a few times thinking about the footprints and the person Caleb saw.
Dad looked up from his tablet. "The bodyguards will be waiting outside. Elias is riding with you again, right?"
"Yeah," I said. "He should be here soon."
I grabbed some toast and sat down. Caleb c
