The stress from the practice interview wouldn't go away for Mia. Her mind kept going back to Eve's words as if they were a warning. She had a lot of nerves awake, but she didn't know what she was waiting for. What did Eve want to do? What did you do next?
Mia was curled up on her bed that night when her phone rang. It was Jared.
"Hey," he said, and his voice was reassuring. "How did it go with the fake interviews?"
Mia sighed, rubbing her temples. “I think I did well... better than I expected, actually. But Eve... she’s up to something.”
There was a pause on the line. “What do you mean?”
Mia bit her lip, unsure how to explain it without sounding anxious. “I overheard her talking to someone after the interviews. She said she’s going to make sure I’m not safe. I don’t know, Jared. Somet
