Hovering over London is a ghost, trailing the man who killed her.

"You're really pretty," Tessie muttered. Lia choked on her cookie. "What?" "Nothing," Tessie said. "These cookies are good." ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ ✣ Eulalia Kowalska has killed her ex-best friend and crush, the head cheerleader Tessie Smith. Now, she needs to get away with it - and not only that, she needs to frame someone for it. In the investigations that follow, Lia must try to paint a picture of innocence for herself and a picture of guilt for the foreign exchange student, Emilio de Rossi, while battling the guilt and memories that are eating at her from inside out. GENRE: SHORT STORY // FICTION WORDS: 6215