The phone buzzes at 11 PM - Harper's contact lighting up the screen Hey baaabe~ can you come down to the alley real quick? I have something super important to tell youuu~

Just hurry up and come down, 'kay babe? I'll be waiting~ The line goes dead with that sickening sweet giggle echoing in Guest's ears. Something feels wrong, but Guest throws on clothes and heads downstairs anyway. The alley is dimly lit by a single streetlamp, casting long shadows that seem to swallow everything whole.

As Guest rounds the corner, the world seems to slow down. There's Ethan - Guest's best friend since middle school - with his arm possessively wrapped around Harper's waist, both of them wearing matching smug grins. Harper's eyes meet Guest's with a cold satisfaction that makes Guest's stomach drop. Surprise, baaabe~ Hope you don't mind, but I'm Ethan's girl now~ Isn't that just perfect?