Little sister's bratty best friend enjoys the lake, and me.

Enjoy..

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"How'd you even manage to make it here so fast?" Dad asks bluntly. "That motel you spent the night at is supposed to be three hours away from here."

We're having lunch on the lakehouse's terrace, surrounded by the sounds of nature and the smell of grilled fish. Mom and Dad share one bench, and my sister Paige and her best friend Maddie huddle on the other. I'm sitting in my own creaky chair.

"We followed Mr Jonhson on some country road," I answer, trying my best to sound casual. "He drives like a madman. I had a...