The TikTok Thief Takes a Dip

It was one of those late summer nights when the crickets wouldn't shut up, and the glow from

the backyard string lights felt like a Hollywood set. We were sprawled out in lawn chairs,

me, Jax, Penny, and Luis, bragging about our

band's new gig when suddenly we heard this bang on the back fence. Luis froze,

like someone hit his internal pause button. I whispered, "Probably just raccoons."

But Penny's eyes went wide. "No way that sounded human." And sure enough,

by this lanky dude, hoodie up, clumsy as an old Roomba, tried scaling the

fence like he was auditioning for a spy movie gone wrong. Jax leaned over,