3 years ago We've been walking to the beach house for almost ten minutes now. The only sound forming with the salty beach air is the crunch of gravel beneath my shoes. My palms are sweaty. And they're shaking. Tony and me are spending the weekend with Valerie's parents - The Solens. They're the scariest people I've ever met. Her dad isn't that bad. He just sort of tolerates us. And he's kinda hot but I would never tell Valerie that. But her mother.. is something. It's not like she's a stranger. Well, she sort of is. I catch her appearances around the house every now and then, here and there. She even makes us snacks sometimes. But she does not talk to any of us. Never has, even when we were little. Me and Valerie have been friends since birth but I still can't shake off the feelin

