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my idea of fun in the sun and right about now, I wished that I had never met Evian Javid. The last thing I wanted to do was spend my time racing around this island trying to find her. Shay had seemed just as shocked when I’d told her Carson was a phony and that had only made us all worry more. So, we’d spent the last three hours combing every hotel looking for her, Carson, or any information.
    â€œI think we’ve done all we can do,” I finally told Shay. The sun was setting and we had literally lost a whole day behind this mess. “Let’s just head back to the hotel.”
    Shay looked defeated but didn’t fight me, thank goodness.
    â€œI’m especially worried because we were supposed to take our spring break senior picture at the breakfast this morning and she didn’t show up. Evian wouldn’t miss that picture,” Shay said as she, Sheridan, and I made our way back to our hotel. Quincy was lurking in the background. He really was good at his job because I’d almost forgotten that he’d been trailing us. Suddenly, I remembered that I’d missed the picture, too, which only made me more aggravated.
    But on top of my anger, I was actually getting a little nervous now, too, but what could we do?
    â€œI’m going to go back to my room,” Shay said. “Maybe Evian left a message or something.”
    I didn’t know what to say so I just followed her inside. I was going to go to my room and change. I felt all sticky and nasty now that I had been traipsing all over looking for Evian.
    We had just stepped on the elevator when Shay’s phone beeped, signaling an incoming text. “Maybe that’s Evian,” she said, scrambling to get the purse out of her back pocket.
    Her mouth dropped open in horror as she read.
    â€œWhat? What does it say?” Sheridan asked.
    â€œ ‘We have your girl,’ ” Shay read. “ ‘We will call in one hour for further instructions. No cops.’ ”
    â€œOMG,” Sheridan said. “Is that a ransom text?”
    â€œThat’s what it looks like,” Shay replied. She was shaking like she was terrified. “Evian must’ve given them my number.”
    I shook my head. I couldn’t believe this.
    â€œOh my God.” Shay fell back against the wall of the elevator. “So somebody does have her.”
    â€œMaybe somebody’s just playing a joke.” That’s the only thing I could think to say.
    Shay shook the phone at me. “Does this look like a joke to you?” she said.
    â€œOkay,” Sheridan added. “I’m getting a little nervous myself.”
    I know I probably should’ve been the one trying to calm them down, but I needed someone to calm me down.
    â€œSo, what are we going to do?” Sheridan asked. I still couldn’t figure out how this had become a we project.
    â€œWe’re all going to go to my room and wait on that phone call,” Shay said. “The good news is if she gave them my number, that means she’s still alive.”
    â€œSee, all this talk about ransom and dead or alive is way above my pay grade,” I said, repeating something I’d heard someone on TV once say. “We need to call the police.”
    â€œNo!” Shay said, pointing the phone at me. “You see they said no cops.”
    â€œCan’t you just call us and tell us what they say?” I replied. I didn’t scare easy, but this was definitely making me uneasy.
    â€œNo, we’re all in this together,” Shay snapped.
    I really wanted to remind her that Evian wasn’t my friend anymore. That was her girl. Therefore, this was her problem.
    But if I was being truthful, I knew that the only reason she had taken the dare was because of me, and the last thing I wanted was to have to explain to her family what role I’d played in her disappearance. No, we just needed to find her.
    â€œFine,” I said, motioning