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"I walked forever They took a bunch of turns until I had no idea which direction they were headed Finally, it ee of the woods When their voices were far enough away, I cli to the Dead Forest

"The headmistress and Brandon Bell ca sonized Cassandra’s hair She was shaking; otherwise I would have thought she was dead A handmade coffin was next to the while the headave them instructions"

"Headmistress Von Laark? Are you sure?"

"I’m positive After they were finished, Brandon picked Cassandra up and put her in the box Then he did the weirdest thing He put a coin on each of her eyes"

"Coins?" Suddenly, all I could think of were my parents, and how their bodies were surrounded by coins

Minnie nodded "I could hear her whi when he covered the coffin with a plank of wood, but she didn’t move Brandon hammered it shut with his spade, and they all lifted it and set it in the hole They covered it with dirt, and that was the end of it"

"Brandon? Brandon Bell as in Eleanor’s older brother?

As in the top Monitor? You’re saying he buried Cassandra Millet alive?"

"Not just hi her up after they left, but it started to rain, and the soil was packed so tightly I ain, but when I brought Professor Lumbar back, it had been washed away"

"But why? Why would they do it?"

"I don’t know I’ hall when I told everyone"

I nodded

"After that, I was called to the head to killit up, just like everyone else I even wrote a will" She went to her desk and pulled out a slip of paper from the back of the drawer "See, I still have it"

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Bequests

I leavefish to my cousin Jenny