It was the early hours of the morning by the time she returned to South County. Stella Lockwood tiptoed back to her room, letting Pearl Jewel sleep in the room Flynn Lynch used to use. After she came out of the shower, however, she found Serena Lockwood waiting at her door.
"Oh my god, what are you doing up in the middle of the night, scaring people like this?" Stella Lockwood exclaimed, clutching her chest.
"I was about to ask you the same thing. Why aren't you at home in the middle of the night? Why did you come running back to our parents' house? Did you two have a fight?" Serena Lockwood asked, crossing her arms with a displeased look.
"Something happened." Stella Lockwood's smile was a little forced; she felt like she was about to collapse.
"What's wrong?"
"Come in and we'll talk," Stella Lockwood said, letting her in.
