“When she wasn’t at school, she was at either one of two places: at home and easy to reach or with me and therefore extremely easy to reach. She didn’t go out, except with me. Predictable was good. We were best friends, always together. No secrets. Our lives and schedules were open books. But after the storm, all of that changed. I had no idea why. For the next week, I only saw Ally in class and maybe a few minutes before or after school. Every night, she had “something” she had to do. A few tim...es she told me that her mom needed her help or her family was going out. If this was true, the Concords were more active than they had been in the entire time I’d known them. And apparently, they were going shopping because on each day, I noticed Ally had something new. One day, a brown leather jacket. The next, a black-and-silver Coach bag. Then came a silver bracelet, followed by a chunky silver choker to match. Finally, there was a new cell phone that Ally didn’t seem to know how to use.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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