REED
The question hung in the air, and Jett did not say anything else but stared at me as I looked down to collect my thoughts. I knew this moment was coming, and I tried to prepare for it while wandering through the mall, half-asleep. But now that the moment had arrived, it was still difficult to lie to my best friend.
I rubbed the back of my neck and exhaled. "We went for a swim after the game," I explained slowly. "Avel, Kai, Fia, Aalto, and myself."
Jett kept staring at me, and I hesitated, dreading what would come next. But then I remembered the consequences of Fia going around telling people Kai had a tail and realized I needed to control the situation, even if it meant throwing myself under the bus.
"I put a little something in Fia's drink," I said quietly. “Back when we were
