I lasted exactly one day. One day of telling myself I wouldn't ask. One day of pretending I could focus on school while the question sat in my head like a ticking bomb. What happened the summer Ethan disappeared? By the second period, I couldn't think about anything else. By lunch, I was actively avoiding Jace like he didn't exist in my world anymore, like I could go about my day without coming across him. And by practice, I knew he had noticed, just like he always did "Naomi." I froze. I was in shock. The sound of my name behind me sent an immediate wave of guilt through my chest. I turned slowly. Jace stood near the track entrance. Everyone else had already left. The late afternoon sun stretched shadows across the field. "You've been avoiding me all week." It wasn't a q

