Nolan's plan was quite stupid. He wanted me to call and talk on the phone with Chace and his parents. We were going to tell them how we were offering Chace a scholarship (all fake) to a college in Seattle. On the other side of the country. Nolan might as well have picked Alaska.

We had found his last name on Facebook. Apparently, Hanna had put "in a relationship with Chace Carter." Chace's parents' phone number was found the old fashioned way: phone book.

The phone book was damn hard to find. We went through a full street of mailboxes before finding the thick book. I called the first "Carter" number we found. There were over one hundred Carters'. Nolan took the first half and me the second half.

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This is his mother--Darby Carter--speaking. You are . . . ?" the woman said. I kicked Nolan on his side and pointed to my phone. He understood I got it.

Putting the phone on speaker, I replied, "Hi, I'm Serena Barnes, the admissions counselor at North Seattle University." The university and counselor names were true but the phone call was fake. "We wanted to offer Mr. Chace Carter a four-year academic scholarship."

"Academic scholarship?" The mother sounded confused. I bit my lip uneasily. "He is an average student. Always getting B's and C's."

I glared at Nolan. He suggested the academic scholarship. Idiot

"You see, ma'am, we wanted to offer average students a chance to go to college too," I lied.

"That's very nice," she replied. "But I don't think my son applied for a university in Seattle. It's quite far away. Dorms will be expensive--"

"If he keeps his grades above a C average within the first semester, we reduce all excess costs to half." I tried to be convincing. "This is a good offer for his bright future. One of his teachers recommended him to us."

"That sounds fantastic. Could I get your email?" she asked.

Nolan and I quickly made a fake email and told her the name. Mrs. Carter genuinely sounded happier for her son upon this offer. One pillar down. All we needed now was to convince