Twenty-Six
Kylie
Careena waves at me as I pull my car up to the small café downtown and climb out. Her hair curls and frizzes around her face. She’s wearing a summer dress and sandals. Her smile is tentative, but at least it’s there.
“I came as quickly as I could.”
“Thanks for showing up. I wasn’t sure you’d be able to make it since you do the news and everything.”
“Someone else is filling in for me since I have the singing competition tonight.” I grab Careena by the elbow. “What’s the emergency?”
She stares at the ground. “Look, I know we got off to a rough start. It’s hard for me to trust people, especially after they hurt my family. What you did with the morning show wasn’t cool, but Tanner is over it and I’ll get over it too.” She winces. “Also, sorry for almost beating you up th
