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"I can’t believe this," Imy head in disbelief

"Have they arrested the person that did it?" Alex asked Charlotte

She shrugged "Don’t think so The news said that she’d been stabbed and that she was found by a passer-by She was stabbed and left in an alleyway They’re ruling out abecause she still had her purse and cell phone," Charlotte answered

Even though I hated her, I still felt a pang of sorrow that she’d died No one deserved that, and now her parents were going to have to deal with the loss of a child "That’s so sad," I croaked "Her poor parents" I iined my parents and what they would be like if I’d been killed, they’d be in pieces I couldn’t bear to think about what Sandy’s parents would be going through at thisthe cheerleaders, Sandy’s roup off to the side They were upset andblack trails down their cheeks

"I heard that the police are going to be interviewing her friends at school today so that they can try and ascertain who saw her last and piece together her last moments," Beth chimed in

I looked at her curiously "How do you know that?"

She s to the receptionist earlier You kno she likes to gossip She was co that she had to clear Principal Bennett’s schedule so she could sit in on the s today"

Gossipy receptionist, she never had been able to keep her opinions to herself As we stood there talking about Sandy, a hand touched my arm "Baby, I need to talk to you" I turned looked up into Luke’s face "It’s iht now?"

I nodded, bemused as to what this would be about He looked a little concerned as he glanced around before nodding at the front doors of the school, shifting aardly on his feet His hand closed overme in that direction before I even had a chance to ask hiot into the hallway I noticed that the place was deserted It see about the events of last night Luke pulled open the door to the old geology classroom that was now out of use Once ere in the classroo uish as he looked down at ht?" he asked

I frowned, taken aback by his question "At ho so that our faces were on the same level "With Alex? Did he see you there?"

What the heck is this about? "Of course he sawthat for?" I chuckled, pullinghis face to see if he had actually gone insane

"Maisie, Sandy wasyou said to her yesterday ht back but couldn’t really re at each other, I could have said anything in the heat of the moment "You said you’d kill her," Luke said when I didn’t speak

My mouth popped open in shock "What the… I didn’tangry because lowered at hiet hie

"No! Christ! I was just checking to ht If so to have to look into it, they won’t be able to dismiss it as an offhand co his ar me in place as his words sank in

A cold shiver worked over oosebu to warm myself up as all of a sudden the temperature in the room seemed to plummet "I didn’t! I swear I didn’t They won’t think it’smy head in disbelief