Everyone believes her. Except you.
My life has never been better. I have a beautiful little girl, and I am engaged to be married to the man Iâve had a crush on since I can remember.
So when Nick, my handsome fiancĂŠ, announces that his sister Carla is finally coming home, itâs truly the icing on the cake.
Carla was my best friend growing up until she ran away at sixteen. That was twelve years ago, and no one has seen her since.
Everyone is ecstatic about Carlaâs return. But as I spend more time with her, I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Her behavior is a little off, her childhood memories don't align with mine, and she's oddly evasive about her lost years.
But no one will listen to my concernsânot Nick, not Carlaâs mother, Marjorie, not even our old friends. They all say Iâm imagining things.
But I can tell something is wrong. And before long, I know without a shadow of a doubtâŚ
Itâs not her.