“I know you were worried about the brochure, so I came here immediately after practice to check…and I’m sorry, well, I found this on your hammock…” Brandon trailed off as he handed her a piece of paper.
It was too dark to read. Jioni held the paper to the moonlight to decipher.
Dear Jonesy,
I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going through tough times. I took your Outergen brochure thingy. Don’t worry. I’ll pay you back with something much cooler and newer.
Jioni felt chills in her body: shivering and shaking. She read the letter multiple times, scanned it, and denied every word it said. Her heart pounded so hard it could jump out of her chest. The teen crumpled up the note and tossed it to the side; she put both hands on her forehead.
