EPILOUGE

Three things are known:

1) On April 2nd, 2:34 PM, the body of fifteen-year-old Essie Hatch was found floating face-down in Lake Adara

2) Essie, the captain of her swim team, drowned in foot-deep water

3) Aria Blake killed her

But why?
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Told in reverse, this story goes back in time to figure out what, exactly, made Essie's best friend resort to murder.

"Not everyone is the hero of their story..."