Tessa’s sudden confession was beyond surreal, worse than any nightmare. How many times in the last four years had Katie turned to Tessa when something went wrong? And then she’d begun to count on Mark as much as Tessa, maybe more. But now Katie didn’t know who or what to believe. She felt completely lost. Where was she supposed to go when she wasn’t sure who to trust anymore? Katie didn’t go far. She ended up on a bench across from the building, sitting in the shadow of a giant oak. Brushing tears from her cheeks, she watched students walk past and tried to remember how it felt when her only fear was an upcoming exam, not whether or not her best friend was a pathological liar and her boyfriend a murderer. A campus cop car pulled up in front of the administration offices. The chief of campus security got out from the driver’s side just before Dr. Capello emerged from the building, escorting Tessa down the steps. Katie got up and stood beneath the shade of the tree, staring as Tessa climbed into the car.
