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It was the third meeting in three days. They'd covered all angles, including what could go wrong to the point of exhaustion. It had been difficult to keep the meetings a secret with all the adults in the house. But, they'd done it and it was finally time to make the trek to Pleasant Seas.
Tommy Gooch sat on the edge of the bed and bounced anxiously. Max eyed him and his younger twin brothers, Snoop and Davi. They'd bullied him all through the last year of middle school. They said it was to keep an eye on him. They'd played their parts well. He ran a hand through his hair and thought about how much his life had changed since his mother went missing. She had kept so many secrets from him.
Tommy flopped back on the bed. The twins sat on the floor and took turns bouncing a small orb of li
