JACKIE O
CHARLIE'S BED
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
7:26 PM
Charlie bent over her computer, chatting with Bee.
Charlie: Everything's awesome. Allie's with Mel, and I'm with Darwin. Girls are being sent off the island every day, but we've hung on.
Bee: That's wonderful, love. What else's been happening?
Charlie paused, hands over the keyboard. Where to start? She didn't tell Bee about Allie's fake, but that wasn't important.
Suddenly her aPod pinged. She checked the screen, and once she saw that it was an invitation to a pool party, put it away. There had been enough of that the past few days. Someone had actually hacked into her computer and found codes to ruin the cameras. Been using it, too.
Another ping brought her attention back to her aPod screen. It was Darwin.
Darwin: Could you come to the beach? There's something we need to talk to about.
Charlie's stomach sank as she typed a good-bye note to Bee.
Charlie: Gotta run. Love you.
Bee: Love you too.
Closing her computer, Charlie sensed that she had a pretty good idea what Darwin wanted her for.