Amanda’s POV
It was taking far too long for Elena to return. She had said she would only be gone an hour, yet two hours had passed and she still wasn’t back.
I glanced at the fast food she had ordered for us. I had finished mine, but hers had grown cold. Should I call her? I wondered, reaching for my phone.
I was about to dial Elena when Caroline’s name appeared on the screen. Immediate anxiety washed over me as I worried about what she might want.
I hit the red button and shook my head. Elena had been right. I shouldn’t keep relying on that so-called debt of gratitude. It wasn’t real help it was a loan! Even after we repaid it many times over by constantly assisting them, they still demanded more!
When I thought the call was over, she rang again. I declined once more. Finally, she s
