Seeing her all down in the dumps, Kruz flipped on his charm switch, cracking jokes and pulling out all the stops to make her laugh.

Thanks to his relentless efforts, Flora's mood had brightened a lot since she first got into the car.

Connor watched from the sidelines, letting out a silent sigh of relief.

He wasn't much of a talker and certainly not skilled at cheering up women. Right then, he realized having Kruz around was a blessing; at least Kruz had the gift of gab and could bring a smile to Flora's face. When they got back to Shallow Bay, Flora headed straight to her room for a shower.

Afterwards, she casually picked up her phone from the table where it was charging and noticed several missed calls.

Calls from Kaylee, Cynthia Eilies, Jules, her dad, and her brother...

"Ding ding ding-"

Just as Flora was about to call Raul back, her phone rang again. It was Cynthia.

She hit the answer button.

"Flora, finally! I've been trying to reach you," Cynthia's excitement was laced with concern. "Flora, are you alright? We heard about what happened at the lab..."

so much that even the police got involved. It was hard for anyone

there were tons of

sip of milk

isn't your fault. Don't let the online trolls get to you,"

much like Libby, she

suicide, though tragic, couldn't be pinned on

she

"Don't worry about it."

setting her glass down. "Anything

three seconds before letting out a soft laugh, "No, that's all. Flora, I know I'm not much help, but if you need anything, just holler. I'm here for you." Flora murmured a response and hung up

the internet and

online, a tidal

a full two minutes for

the University of Maple Grove, Alexa, who had died in an accident. #University of Maple Grove Student's Autopsy Reveals Body Covered in

Student's Suicide or

#Alexa's Suicide Note#

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