Truth or Dare by Reshonda Tate Billingsley Read Free Book Online Page B

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    â€œWe went and looked for her, what else are we supposed to do? Ruin our whole trip behind that girl?” I asked. “She’s probably off laid up with dude somewhere.”
    â€œMaya, do I need to remind you of how serious this could be?” Sheridan was starting to sound like somebody’s mama. A total drag.
    â€œYeah, yeah, I know, the whole Natalee Holloway thing.” I sat up. “But that’s not what this is. Evian tries to fool everybody into thinking she’s some kind of Goody Two-shoes, but remember, she was the one behind the whole little prostitution ring at Miami High. So she’s not as innocent as everyone thinks. She’s probably off somewhere just like Carson said, enjoying herself and getting her freak on. She’ll turn up today.”
    â€œYou’d better hope so,” Sheridan said, shaking her head doubtfully. “Because I was thinking about what Shay said, and I think she’s right. You could be held liable for her disappearance.”
    That made me sit up all the way and remove my glasses. “Me? I wish you guys would quit saying that. Why would I be responsible? I didn’t do anything to her.”
    Sheridan shook her head like I wasn’t getting it. “Yeah, but you’re the one that pushed her to go off with that guy and tons of people saw it.”
    â€œSo? I didn’t make her go.” I turned up my nose. I had no idea why everyone kept trying to drag me into this.
    â€œAnd whose side are you on anyway, Sheridan?” Kennedi finally spoke up.
    â€œMaya’s, of course.” She turned back to me and pointed a warning finger. “You remember that case in Arizona? The girls were charged and sent to prison because they taunted one of their classmates until she jumped off a bridge. They didn’t push her. They didn’t force her to jump. They just teased her and taunted her until she jumped. They were charged and are now in jail.”
    â€œFirst of all,” I replied, pointing a finger right back. “My dad would have attorneys all over that, so I’m not the least bit worried about jail.” I didn’t know if she was trying to scare me or what, but Sheridan, of all people, should know I’m not the one.
    â€œWell, you should be worried because even if your dad gets you off, do you really want to go through a trial? And do you really want to be all up in the news with Evian’s family blaming you? Evian’s mafia family?”
    Now here Sheridan went talking about that mafia mess. But she had a point. I needed to be reminded that Evian’s family was bona fide crazy.
    â€œYou really think they would blame me?” I asked.
    â€œLet something happen to their little princess, of course I do,” she replied.
    I threw up my hands. This whole thing made me wish that I had never met Evian Javid. “I don’t’ know what I’m supposed to do.”
    â€œYou need to do like Shay said and go do some digging. That’s what you do, right? Go talk to Carson. Find out if he knows anything about that guy. Go to the hotel they were last seen at. You can’t just walk around here”—she motioned wildly around the pool area—“calling Evian’s name and then say ‘oh, well, I couldn’t find her.’ If something has happened to Evian, you could be held liable and you don’t need the drama.”
    Sheridan knew me well because that was exactly what I had done.
    â€œUgh,” I groaned as I sat up. I couldn’t believe my vacation was being ruined by this foolishness. “Fine.”
    Kennedi sat up. “Where are you going?”
    I wrapped my skirt around my bottom. “I think Carson told me where he was staying so I’m gonna go talk to him.”
    â€œWell, good luck with that,” Kennedi said, lying back down.
    â€œThanks a lot, friend ,” I told her.
    Kennedi gave me a back-handed wave.