As we try to think of anyone else who could be targeting us, a car alarm cuts through the silence as it goes off outside. We all share a look before rushing out the door. It’s a neighbor’s car, but as the lights flash with the alarm, they shine on where our cars are parked. “Cam, turn on the outside light,” Hayes tells him. He goes over and reaches inside the door, flicking the light on, and that’s when we’re able to see it. There’s a different word spray painted on each one of our cars. Mali’s says TRAITOR. Mine is SELLOUT. Hayes’s got LIAR. But Cam’s is the most concerning—KILLER. “How the
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