“Ah... there you are...the girls have been waiting for you,” said Billie, his arms around Allie and Kylie’s shoulders as they stood at the entrance of the Mall Of America.
I ran toward them. “Thank God, I was so worried about you guys!”
“I knew you’d come,” said Allie, smiling as I pulled her into my arms and hugged her.
“Is everyone okay?” I asked, glancing toward Billie, who was watching us.
“Of course,” he replied.
“He’s lying,” she whispered into my ear.
I looked down into her face. “What?”
“Cassie, it looks like you made it just in time,” said Billie.
“Good,” I said, my eyes still on Allie, who looked petrified. “Hey...what’s wrong?”
“We need to go,” she said under her breath.
“Nonsense,” said Billie. “You need to stay. You don’t want to miss the show!”
Before I could ask h
