Chapter 0014

That’s Linda,” Susie said. “I knew her at the Academy. She’s always trying to form cliques. Anything to

get

ahead. Watch out for her… Oh, shoot, here she comes.”

Susie immediately wrapped her arms around her waist, as Linda made her way over to us.

Linda didn’t look at me once, keeping her gaze on Susie like I wasn’t even there.

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“Susie, some of us are making an alliance of sorts. We’ll look out for each other. You and I go way back,

so of course, I’ll let you in.”

“I don’t..” Susie worried her hands together. She clearly wasn’t interested, but… did her shyness keep her

from saying no outright? “I’m not sure…”

“I’ll count you in, Susie. You wouldn’t want to get left behind, would you? Having us on your side would

be a benefit.”

“I really don’t think…”

doing you a

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looking to pick sides,” I said. I’d had all I could

interested, and Linda didn’t seem

the first time since coming over, Linda’s sharp gaze sliced to me.

“Since

Sometimes I have to fill in

Susie cleared her throat. “No

you,

Linda.”

glare shot back

to be in your alliance,” Susie

She smiled, but it was not friendly. “Suit yourself. But keep in mind,

us, you’re against us. I hope you know what you

didn’t wait for a

in silence for a moment, before she said,

to thank me, but I nodded all the

hate bullies,” I

moment passed. “Maybe we

could be friends?” I

face, hiding her

so that we could meet at the bottom of the stairwell

announcements from Nathan.

days,” Nathan said. He stood on a step to

voice echoed through the chamber.

the base of the stairs. She offered a wide, kind smile to each

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