She wouldn’t stop calling. I knew I had to tell Charlotte the truth sooner or later. She was most likely freaking out thinking I’d been mugged or killed. I'd never ignored her call this long, even when we were angry with one another.

I screwed my eyes closed, imagining how the conversation would go, and none of the potential outcomes were good. All of them ended in a huge fight or losing my twin sister's trust forever.

“What have you done, Ava?” I mumbled to ...