Dropped From the Chat, Gone From Their Lives
On our way home for Thanksgiving, my brother, Ethan Spencer, hands me his phone while keeping his eyes on the road.
"Check if they've shared the location in the group," he says casually.
I unlock the phone, but the chat at the very top catches me off guard. The group is called The Misfortune Squad.
The group photo features Ethan, my boyfriend Callum Holt, Lena Wright, and my two childhood friends, Vincent Black and Nicholas Lawson.
A text from Lena pops up.
"Zara should be almost here, right? Hide the cake first."
Callum replies almost instantly, "She's taking forever. Let her find her own way. Let's start eating."
Vincent chimes in right away, "Make sure she doesn't find out about th