Chapter Ten Make Them Grovel
It wasn’t difficult to get Rhiannon to agree to a road trip. In fact, she was the one who came up with the story they used to be gone for the next two days. As far as their parents knew, the girls were going to a slumber party at a friend’s house, where they would be studying and working together on a project due the following Monday. Of course, Stephenie wasn’t too quick to believe that, so the two girls took a trip to a craft store where they spent a few dollars on Styrofoam balls, paint, and pipe cleaners. Props were enough to convince any mother who tried being strict but wasn’t aware enough to follow through on a story to find out if it was a lie.
The sun was high and bright, its rays melting into Ella’s pale skin. Everyone was there, filling the beach i
