"The emotions I can feel," Brooke said softly as she lowered herself onto a chair near Stephanie's bed. Waves of cold anger washed over Brooke, and she absorbed the emotions without letting them affect her. She understood now why Rachel had sent Topher Summers away.

"This was because of the soiree, wasn't it? Something happened there that night?" Because what else could it be? That was when Stephanie had suddenly started acting differently. Towards Marcelo, at least. And perhaps towards her father, a little.