Read Online Now You See Me-Gifted 5 by Marilyn Kaye - Free Book Online

place like this? If you were stuck here, you just had to grit your teeth and get through it. She’d tried to be a good role model for the girl, acting tough and invulnerable, but the girl never seemed to pick up on Jenna’s example. At least this time she wouldn’t have to put up with anyone’s tears.
    The room looked just like the room she’d had the last time. Twin beds, a white dresser, two desks. The only difference was the picture on the wall. In the last room, she’d had a cutesy picture of puppies. This time, she had kittens.
    She threw herself on one of the beds and stared up at the ceiling. Now what? She had no computer, no TV, no music . . . She remembered that there was a little library downstairs, by the dining hall. She could go and check out a book.
    But there was no time for that now. A bell rang, signalling dinner time. Jenna had no appetite, but she knew she had to show up for the meal. It was one of the rules. She still didn’t know how long she’d have to stay here, but she had no intention of extending the time by breaking any of the rules.
    In the dining hall, she picked up her tray and went to an empty table. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay empty. A girl who looked a little younger than she was joined her.
    ‘Can I sit here?’
    Jenna shrugged. Her shoulders were definitely getting a workout today.
    The girl sat down. ‘I haven’t seen you around before,’ she said. ‘Is this your first day here?’
    Jenna nodded.
    ‘It’s not so bad,’ the girl said. ‘I mean, I was really scared at first. Some of the kids are mean , you know? Like, they’ve done violent things. All I did was break into a car with some friends and take it for a ride. We didn’t hurt anyone.’
    Jenna gritted her teeth. Oh no, this one was a talker. She had to get rid of her.
    ‘What did you do?’ the girl asked.
    ‘They found a knife in my locker at school,’ Jenna said.
    ‘A penknife?’
    Jenna shook her head. ‘No, a great big butcher’s knife.’
    ‘What were you going to do with it?’
    Jenna met her eyes. ‘Cut up some people who were getting on my nerves.’ While she spoke, she fingered the cutlery on the table. The ‘knife’ was a plastic thing, and couldn’t do any damage, but the girl got the hint.
    Alone again, Jenna pushed the food around the plate and kept an eye on the clock. In twenty minutes she’d be allowed to leave. She set her expression in a scowl that she hoped would keep all potential tablemates away.
    A guy ambled towards her. With his zits and his sandy hair pulled back in a ponytail, he looked young, but not young enough to be one of the inmates. When he got closer, she saw that he had on one of those ‘resident assistant’ tags.
    ‘You Jenna Kelley?’ he asked.
    She deepened her scowl. ‘Who wants to know?’
    He smirked. ‘Peter Blake, resident assistant.’ He indicated his badge. ‘Can’t you read?’
    Jenna glared at him. ‘What do you want?’
    ‘Just to say “hi”, welcome to Harmony House.’ He pulled out a chair and sat down. ‘What are ya in for?’
    Jenna considered possible responses, and settled on, ‘Weapons.’
    Peter nodded, and Jenna could have sworn he almost seemed impressed. He probably thought she was referring to guns. Well, let him think what he wanted to think.
    His next question was unexpected. ‘You got friends?’
    ‘Yeah, why?’
    ‘They can’t visit for forty-eight hours,’ he told her.
    ‘I know that. I’ve been here before.’
    His eyebrows went up. ‘Oh, yeah? Then you probably know the game. How things work here. Demerits, privileges . . .’
    ‘I know the rules,’ she said shortly.
    He grinned. ‘Sure you do. After a couple of days, you can have visitors. I’ll bet you’ve got cool friends.’
    ‘Yeah, they’re OK,’ Jenna acknowledged. What was he getting at?
    ‘Are they cool enough to do you some favours?’
    Still puzzled, Jenna asked, ‘What kind of favours?’
    ‘Oh, come on,’ he said, ‘I thought you knew