He tells me that the manager confirmed Luke was there that night. He also said that Luke showed up and started a fight with Greg and they had to be pulled apart. He said they were both kicked out around 4:20, and told Annalisa that he had already submitted this evidence to the police. All it proves is that Luke was the one in the fight with Greg, which doesn’t help his case at all. It could be argued that Luke went back to finish the fight. But we still don’t know where Luke was at the time of death, and the others don’t know how Greg ended up dying at Aiden’s house.

I don’t point out that we know what actually happened to Greg in case one of our friends overhears. “He was at Howard’s Convenience alone at five-ish though? Where was Greg?”

“I don’t know. But on the way home I drove past Howard’s on purpose. There’s a gas station down the street with cameras that point out. I know a guy who works there, his name is Ben. He makes a lot of money off of me from the Tracks, so I called him and asked for a favor.”

A shiver runs down my spine and I check my rearview mirror again. Is someone following me? Is Ryan coming back for revenge? I didn’t really give him a chance to say his piece. I check my mirrors, and no one is even remotely near me, so it must be the adrenaline.

I shake it off and focus on what Aiden’s saying. If those cameras caught anything, that could help us figure out where Luke went next, and clear Luke’s name without having to bring attention to Jason and Jackson. “Did the guy at the gas station find anything?”

“He said he doubted it, since the gas station is a bit down the way from Howard’s, but he told me he’d take a look and get back to me.”

“Have you told anyone?” I ask him as I turn onto his street.

“No. Let’s just keep this between us for now until we hear back from him.”

We can just add it to this list of things I’m keeping from my friends. By this point I’m pulling up in front of his house, so we hang up and he opens his front door for me.

He hugs me so tightly my feet lift off the ground, and I giggle.

“I’m so happy you’re okay,” he says, his breath tickling my ear.

He kisses me and finally sets me down.

“I’m fine,” I reassure him. “And now Kaitlyn isn’t being hurt anymore, either, and Anna can graduate with—”

I pause for a second and listen. “Is Anna crying?”

Aiden closes the front door once I walk in. Everyone is in the kitchen, but I can still hear her sobs from the front door.

Aiden runs a tired hand through his hair. “Yeah, she’s saying Luke’s going to rot in jail. It hasn’t been a good day for her.”