"No one, Annecy," I said quickly. "No one gave me a phone."

"Harlow..." She glared down her delicate nose at me and gave me a look like she wasn't buying the bullshit I was selling.

"Okay, so I'm lying. I don't want to get this person in trouble, but the point is, my mom never answered me, and now my phone is gone."

"Well, maybe the person who gave it to you stole it back so you wouldn't get in trouble. Harlow, there are rules in this competition. Rules that have been ...