The Pretend Friend – Ch. 02

"Charlotte and Jess have a confrontation."

Initially, I wasn’t on schedule for today, but since I was a manager now, I had to come in for paperwork and to fill in for Katie, who was officially the General Manager.  I dropped Noah off at Sadie’s place....

The Pretend Friend – Ch. 01

"Ten years later..."

My body was dripping with sweat as I ran down from Cinema 18’s low-side to high-side hallway. Outside, the storm continued to boom, and the emergency lights flickered on in the building. I weaved through the crowd of angry guests and...

The Pretend Friend – Prologue

"Jess Silva accepts a deal, which changes her life forever."

I was sixteen years old when I befriended Charlotte Simmons. I had been living with Maeve Anderson, my fifth foster parent, for about eight months. Maeve was the kindest foster parent I had by then, but she was also the...