The Heiress Nobody Wanted
He'll know what you mean, even if he won't want to answer.
Ariel's thumb hovered over the screen. She looked up, scanning the courtyard out of habit, though she had no real reason to think whoever was texting her was close enough to see her reaction. Theo was at their usual table, talking with Nathan about something that made them both laugh. Britney was nowhere in sight.
Why are you helping me? Ariel typed.
The reply took longer this time.
Because someone should have helped the last one, and nobody did.
Then nothing. No more messages, no matter how many times Ariel checked her phone for the rest of the day, the name Sasha sitting in her mind like a stone she couldn't stop turning over.