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"Morning, sweetheart," dad greeted me with a warm smile when I entered the kitchen. "Did you sleep well?"
I nodded, grabbing a piece of toast and sitting down while pretending not to notice Asher. I had made a decision that I was going to ignore him completely today, as my life seemed to be so much better when I did that.
“Anything in the news?” I asked.
Dad sighed, setting down his mug. "Bad news actually. A freshman at your school went missing yesterday near Shallow Creek, and everyone is starting to panic. His name is Tyler Jones, and the whole town is organizing a search party to look for him later this evening."
My heart dropped immediately. I remembered Tyler as a scrawny little guy who always kept his head down and always sped through the hallway. He'd spoken to me only o
