Chapter 29

• I know I didn’t do anything wrong, and there’s plenty of money in my account. But this kind of situation leaves a person feeling like a deer in headlights no matter what. There are people all around us, and I can feel their eyes on me. They know I’m a fake. I’m not one of them. A flush creeps up my neck, and I feel sweaty all of a sudden. “Let me call my dad. Maybe he put a hold on it or something.” I step out of line and take my phone from my bag with shaking hands. I don’t even know if Zeke follows, and I don’t care.
• Once I’m outside, I call my father. He picks up on the first ring. “What’s wrong?” He always sounds like there’s some kind of catastrophe going on.
• “Uh, hi, Dad. I just tried to get a coffee with my bank card, and they told me there’s a problem. I just used that card to pay for makeup online a few days ago. I swear, there was money in the account. I didn’t overdraw on it.”