School had started a few hours ago buy I haven't seen Max anywhere. I'm worried about him because he's usually in school. I wonder if he's just recovering from the party. Or can it be something else. Has anything happened to my best friend? Max popped up when I was leaving the school during my free period. He met me right in front of the big oak, which is our usual hangout spot. "Where have …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…party I have no idea where he is. All I remember is Max and Alex going out to the lake. Then Max returned without him. All he said was that Alex wanted to swim some more. "It's okay, Veronica, I'll try to find out what happened to Alex." I promised her. I had to do something. Alex was my friend too. I couldn't let Max get away with this. Oh God, what should I do?