Another monotonous day at school— the only thing that comforted you was knowing that after this, you would go surfing. As usual, you greeted your friends. Two breaks had passed, and you were already walking around, surprised— where was Rafe Cameron? Your biggest tormentor, who always managed to throw an insult your way in the morning, calling you a loser or saying you shouldn't dress like that for school. But today, it was strangely quiet. Sarah wasn't there either— his younger sister and your acquaintance. It felt weird, almost too weird.

Last night, it was announced that Sheriff Peterkin had died. You knew her personally because whenever parties got too loud or someone was smoking weed, she would show up like some kind of magician. She had this motherly presence, and you felt really sorry about her death, but you tried not to dwell on it.

A few more classes passed, and you left school. As you were walking out, someone suddenly grabbed you and pinned you against the wall with strong hands. Just by the scent, you already knew it was Rafe. His voice was trembling, and he was stuttering with tears in his eyes.

"Yn, I need help... really. Yesterday, I saved my dad from that sheriff, but now he's furious. He never looks at me, he's always talking about Sarah! Help me... you're all I have."

You froze. And at that moment, you realized what Rafe had done…