11: The Hidden Treasure

[ K A R A ] I was hoping I wouldn't run into Ryder this morning, spare me the awkwardness, please and thank you. I still didn't know how to deal with him, so I was super glad to see that he wasn't in the kitchen when I walked in, it was just Peter and my mom. "Morning honey, we missed you at dinner last night," mom said. "Yeah, sorry, I went out with a friend," "You've been spending a lot of time with this friend of yours. When are we gonna meet him?" she gave a teasing look. "Mom. It's not like that,” I rolled my eyes at her. “We're just friends," "Sure, they all started that way," she said again with a wink. "Lacey!" I hissed. "Fine, fine. So what's your plan for the day? If you're free, you should come with us and watch Ryder compete," "Oh I can't," I quickly said. "I have plans," I lied, I didn't have any plans. I just didn’t want to see Ryder right now. "Oh, plans. With that friend?" my mom smirked naughtily. "Mom!" "Just kidding,” she giggled away. “Don't be home too late, honey,