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Mateo mouthed, What’s up?

Ms Walsh, she mouthed back Even Mateo couldn’t understand the fear every witch felt when there was a danger her secret had been inadvertently discovered

She sighed and ith the hall monitor

On the way, Nadia tried to remain calm There was almost no chance that Ms Walsh suspected her of witchcraft After all, she could only know about witchcraft if she were a witch herself, and if she were, Nadia would have seen evidence of it by now Wouldn’t she? For a moment she doubted herself, but she knew the odds as well as anyone There were very feitches in the world, and while there had been a coven in Captive’s Sound, Elizabeth had apparently driven the coven deep underground

Okay, this won’t be about witchcraft, Nadia thought Then what?

Probably it was about hersiroan as she walked into the main office

Ms Walsh had the smaller office, nearest the door, but the principal and assistant principal both had their offices in this same area Different sports and drama schedules were posted all around, and a few other peoplesomeone asn’t a student

"Well, look who’s here" Verlaine’s uncle Gary opened his ared hih they’d only met a handful of times, one of those times had been when Verlaine was in the hospital and they were both scared to death; people got closer at moments like that He had a broad smile outlined by a short, crisply triood cheer, it was easy to i Santa for little kids "I know they can’t have brought you in for detention Never Never ever ever"

Despite her tension, Nadia had to laugh "Just uidance counselor"

"It’s that ti her Yale essay--four tiht it was perfect the first time Didn’t you?"

Nadia hadn’t even realized Verlaine wanted to go to Yale, or that her test scores ht make that a possibility Verlaine had never even shown her the essay, because she didn’t believe Nadia could care "I’ll ask her if I can look at it Maybe she just needs a fresh pair of eyes You know?"