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"You can’t get away from me," the Kelsey in her dreams had said Or maybe it was the real Kelsey, here now "You deserve to pay for what you did"

"No!" Spencer screa Kelsey hard

Kelsey wheeled back, but then lunged for Spencer again Panicked, Spencer thrust her hands out and wrapped the the tendons give way, feeling the air stop in her throat, feeling the delicate bones break It was the only option She had to stop Kelsey before Kelsey hurt her

"Jesus!" a voice called Spencer felt a fist in her spine Her feet slipped out from under her, and her hands flailed at her sides All at once, she was on her back on the ground Various cast les of shock Behind theirl Kelsey was bent over, gasping for air

Spencer sat up "Don’t let her get away!" she screeched "She’s trying to killabout?" a voice cried

"I saw her lash out at that girl for no reason!" someone else said

"It’s the play," Pierre’s voice called from the back "It’s taken over her mind"

"She’s insane!" a faiving Spencer a clear view of Kelsey’s face Tears streamed down her cheeks Her chest heaved in and out, frantic for air One of the waiters was helping her to her feet A fewlot

"Wait!" Spencer cried feebly "Don’t let her go! She’s A!"

Beau crouched down "You’ve had a long night," he said a bit gruffly "Maybe you should go before you make more of a scene"

Spencer shook her head feverishly How could he not get it? But when she looked at Beau’s freaked-out face, she understood: Somehow, it looked like this had been all her fault To theirl

"Freak," someone whispered

"She needs to be checked into a mental institution," someone else said

A woman chased after Kelsey and touched her shoulder "You should press charges She assaulted you"

Slowly, people began to move away fro above her, staring at Spencer like he suddenly had no idea who she was

"That girl is dangerous," Spencer whispered to him "You believe me, don’t you?"

Beau blinked at her She wished he’d help her up, give her a big hug, and say he’d protect her But instead, he backed aith the others "I’ into character, Spencer, but you’ve taken it too far"

He turned around and disappeared back into the restaurant Spencer wanted to call out, but she felt too disoriented to do so Then she looked at Kelsey, slowly hobbling out of the alley After a lanced at Spencer once er and slid it evenly across her throat, then pointed straight at Spencer Sheslowly over each word to make sure Spencer understood

You’re dead

Chapter 31

EMILY FOLLOWS HER HEART

"Kelsey?" Eotten even o When she turned a corner into one of the sathered in a thick cluster,had just happened Naomi, Riley, Kate, and Klaudia whispered heatedly A cute, dark-haired guy was standing with thelish teacher?

Emily had lost Kelsey as soon as she’d left the bathroory with E?

Ee poster of Beau and Spencer’s portraits as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and a guilty twinge twisted her gut Spencer Once upon a time, Emily had been fiercely loyal to her friends--it hy Her Ali used to call her "Killer" Spencer had said so her secret to Spencer’s eneht last suotten off the subway and spotted Spencer on the street corner, talking with a guy in a black beanie hat

"Phineas, you’ve got to get ed Eood look at him--Spencer hadin the shadows, his shoulders hunched He said so Emily couldn’t hear

"I wish you hadn’t turned me on to this in the first place," Spencer said "It’s ruined me"

Phineas held up his hands helplessly When Spencer’s shoulders started to shake, he didn’t comfort her

Emily ducked around the corner, astonished Spencer seemed soweak Overwhel, make her presence known, throw her arms around Spencer and help her, but all she could think of was her scandalous pregnant belly She didn’t want Spencer to see It was just too horrifying

Now, that reaction felt ridiculous Spencer had found out E with their other friends, had helped her when she had needed theone to Spencer in that one to juvie? Could Emily have prevented that horrible trajectory?