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carnival last night?”
I stiffened. “What do you mean?”
“There was an accident. One of the cars of the Waltzer came off the platform. People were inside, and it flew into the crowd. But apparently some girl seemed to know what was going to happen before it did.”
“Really? No way.” I mumbled, ducking my head down. “You weren’t there though?”
“No, my family has a thing against the carnival people.” Her lips twisted. “They can be a bit over protective.” She must have realized something. “So you were there then?”
I felt my normally pale cheeks flush with color. “Yeah, I was there.”
“But you didn’t see anything?” She eyed me curiously.
I glanced away and mumbled, “No, I didn’t.”
Laurel either ignored my awkwardness or didn’t notice. “What class have you got next?”
I was glad for the distraction. Checking my schedule, I said, “Looks like English Lit.”
She grinned. “Great. Me too.”
I wanted to feel pleased at our shared classes, remembering the hope I’d had at getting to know her the previous day, and also my lack of friends, but the mention of the carnival incident had set me on edge. The last thing I’d wanted to do was lie, but I couldn’t stand the barrage of questions I knew would have followed.
A familiar blond head bobbed through the sea of students toward us. My gaze darted around, hunting for an escape route, but there was none. Flynn’s eyes were locked directly on me.
“Hey, Beth,” he said, coming to a stop directly in front of me, his large body blocking the way. “How’re you doing? I’ve been worried about you.”
“I thought I told you it wasn’t your job to worry about me.”
He shrugged. “Yeah, I know it’s not my job, but that doesn’t stop my brain from working. You seemed really upset last night, which I totally get, but then that carny guy was hassling you …”
I could feel Laurel watching the interaction with curiosity.
“I was fine. It was just a shock.”
“You never explained how you predicted what happened.”
Laurel butted in. “It was you? You’re the one who warned everyone?”
The heat in my face increased. “I saw a screw pop out and roll to the ground, and the plate was coming loose.”
“But you just said you didn’t see anything?” Laurel said, confused.
“Sorry. I didn’t want everyone to know.”
I looked past Flynn’s shoulder to see two police officers striding down the corridor toward us. “Oh, you’ve got to be kidding,” I groaned. Was anyone going to give me a break today?
“Miss Bandores?” The male counterpart of the police duo asked, his eyes flicking between me and Laurel.
I lifted my hand as if answering in class. “Yeah, that’s me.”
“My name is Officer Logsdon,” he said, then gestured to the woman at his side. “This is Officer Russo. Sorry to interrupt your first day, but I’m afraid we’re going to need to ask you a few questions. Is there anywhere we can talk?”
Practically the entire school had stopped what they were doing, and now stood silently watching the interaction between me and the police officers. So much for keeping my head down and fitting in. I didn’t know the campus well enough to know what rooms would be free, and I certainly didn’t want to take them back to my room. Despite having an uncle in the police department (well, he was more a family friend than a real uncle), I still had an innate fear of authority. I was always certain I was doing something I shouldn’t be, or would let something slip about what kind of creatures made up my family.
All I managed as a response was a shrug.
The officers exchanged a glance. “How about we talk in the patrol vehicle?” Officer Logsdon offered.
I shrugged again. “Sure.”
The sea of students lurking in the hall to find out what was going on now parted like the Red Sea as the cops walked between them, followed by a sheepish me. I kept my head down, my long hair falling over my face, my
I stiffened. “What do you mean?”
“There was an accident. One of the cars of the Waltzer came off the platform. People were inside, and it flew into the crowd. But apparently some girl seemed to know what was going to happen before it did.”
“Really? No way.” I mumbled, ducking my head down. “You weren’t there though?”
“No, my family has a thing against the carnival people.” Her lips twisted. “They can be a bit over protective.” She must have realized something. “So you were there then?”
I felt my normally pale cheeks flush with color. “Yeah, I was there.”
“But you didn’t see anything?” She eyed me curiously.
I glanced away and mumbled, “No, I didn’t.”
Laurel either ignored my awkwardness or didn’t notice. “What class have you got next?”
I was glad for the distraction. Checking my schedule, I said, “Looks like English Lit.”
She grinned. “Great. Me too.”
I wanted to feel pleased at our shared classes, remembering the hope I’d had at getting to know her the previous day, and also my lack of friends, but the mention of the carnival incident had set me on edge. The last thing I’d wanted to do was lie, but I couldn’t stand the barrage of questions I knew would have followed.
A familiar blond head bobbed through the sea of students toward us. My gaze darted around, hunting for an escape route, but there was none. Flynn’s eyes were locked directly on me.
“Hey, Beth,” he said, coming to a stop directly in front of me, his large body blocking the way. “How’re you doing? I’ve been worried about you.”
“I thought I told you it wasn’t your job to worry about me.”
He shrugged. “Yeah, I know it’s not my job, but that doesn’t stop my brain from working. You seemed really upset last night, which I totally get, but then that carny guy was hassling you …”
I could feel Laurel watching the interaction with curiosity.
“I was fine. It was just a shock.”
“You never explained how you predicted what happened.”
Laurel butted in. “It was you? You’re the one who warned everyone?”
The heat in my face increased. “I saw a screw pop out and roll to the ground, and the plate was coming loose.”
“But you just said you didn’t see anything?” Laurel said, confused.
“Sorry. I didn’t want everyone to know.”
I looked past Flynn’s shoulder to see two police officers striding down the corridor toward us. “Oh, you’ve got to be kidding,” I groaned. Was anyone going to give me a break today?
“Miss Bandores?” The male counterpart of the police duo asked, his eyes flicking between me and Laurel.
I lifted my hand as if answering in class. “Yeah, that’s me.”
“My name is Officer Logsdon,” he said, then gestured to the woman at his side. “This is Officer Russo. Sorry to interrupt your first day, but I’m afraid we’re going to need to ask you a few questions. Is there anywhere we can talk?”
Practically the entire school had stopped what they were doing, and now stood silently watching the interaction between me and the police officers. So much for keeping my head down and fitting in. I didn’t know the campus well enough to know what rooms would be free, and I certainly didn’t want to take them back to my room. Despite having an uncle in the police department (well, he was more a family friend than a real uncle), I still had an innate fear of authority. I was always certain I was doing something I shouldn’t be, or would let something slip about what kind of creatures made up my family.
All I managed as a response was a shrug.
The officers exchanged a glance. “How about we talk in the patrol vehicle?” Officer Logsdon offered.
I shrugged again. “Sure.”
The sea of students lurking in the hall to find out what was going on now parted like the Red Sea as the cops walked between them, followed by a sheepish me. I kept my head down, my long hair falling over my face, my
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