“Oh, finally!” she whined, dramatically tossing her head back. “I thought you got abducted or something! Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting here?” I rolled my eyes, trying to keep my expression neutral, though my insides were still in knots from... well, everything. “Relax, Vic. I’m fine.” She narrowed her eyes at me but didn’t comment on my tone. Instead, she pocketed her phone and stood upright. “So? How did it go? Was Christian on the football field? Did you ask him about the limo?” The question hung in the air for a moment, and I had to stop myself from groaning out loud. The limo. How could I have forgotten about that stupid thing in the middle of all this? “Well...” I began, drawing the word out as I tried to figure out how to summarize the absolute shitshow that had

