Chapter 4

The night before school started, Isabelle cooked up a whole feast.

Isabelle made a table full of dishes: roastbeef, bakedsalmon, and chicken soup.

For once, she was in a good mood, even putting food onmy plate, "Make sure you study hard at school."

I kept my head down and ate, not saying a word. After dinner, I went to pack my things.

I opened the drawer of my nightstand, looking for my bank card, the one with the twelve thousand dollars I'd saved up.

But the drawer was empty. I searched everywhere, no luck in the drawer, not in the…