Dave sat on the edge of the bed, his phone still buzzing in his hand. His heart leaped, hoping it was finally Cassidy. She had been ignoring him for days, and each missed call weighed on him like a lead weight. But as he glanced down at the screen, disappointment settled in. It wasn’t Cassidy but Ivan.
“Hello?” Dave answered, his voice laced with the exhaustion he’d been feeling for days.
“Dave, it’s me,” Ivan said, his voice shaky and distant. “ Did you guys really forget about me here? Well, I don’t think I want to talk to you. I need to talk to Cassidy, but she’s not answering my calls. She’s refusing to talk to me. Could you help me out?”
Dave’s stomach dropped. This was the last thing he needed right now. Ivan had always been a troublemaker, someone Cassidy had to look out for, and
