"You're really pretty," Tessie muttered.
Lia choked on her cookie. "What?"
"Nothing," Tessie said. "These cookies are good."
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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