Ken was still eating his snack, so as soon as Ellis was gone, I grabbed my phone and shut myself in my bedroom, calling Jenny.

“Hey, hey,” Jenny said happily, sounding the exact opposite of how I felt.

“Jenny, we have a problem,” I said urgently.

“Oh, um, what is going on?” Jenny asked, her voice shifting to serious.

I sighed and sat at the end of my bed, hanging my head in my free hand as I held onto my phone with the other. I quickly ...