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She shook her head, her unblinking eyes never leaving his

But she wanted to know more So s fro them?"

"It’s different for everyone," Krystal announced as she snuck up on the onto the arm of Violet’s chair "You know that show Mediuhosts and spirits and stuff?" She shrugged "That’s kind of how it is for me"

Violet’s face snapped up to meet Krystal’s, her expression dubious "Seriously? I knew youyou know, got es from" She hesitated, not sure hoord it "Beyond" It sounded so stupid when she said it out loud that she cringed a little She tried to shrug it off "I guess I sorta thought you did what the others do--you know, touch things" She hated the uncertain edge in her voice Why should she doubt that Krystal could talk to the dead, when she herself could find them by the sensory echoes that were left on their bodies?

Krystal grinned, and Violet could smell the familiar scent of jasmine--Krystal’s perfued again "We all touch things, Violet" But the way Krystal said it, was in the most obvious way, as if Violet hadn’t"And it’s so not as cool as it sounds Mostly the ghosts or whoever come to me in my drea to tell me It’s all very mysterious I’d way rather have what Rafe has"

"Which is?" Violet asked, so curious that she nearly forgot Rafe was sitting right there with theot the sense that sharing time was over--"is really no one’s business"

Krystal’s lip curled as she stared challengingly at Rafe "By the way, Houdini, I sahat you did back there," Krystal accused "Don’t think you’re going without enuinely puzzled by her words "I don’t knohat you’re talking about"

Violet glanced between them Rafe’s expression remained blank, while Krystal’s was impassive, her stare narrowed "Bull I saw you slip that key in your pocket, and we both knohat it opens I’o"

Now Violet was the one as confused She’d noticed it too, but she’d been too preoccupied with the fact that Rafe had caught her crying to realize it was a key he’d pressed into his pocket "What does it open?" she asked, not sure who she expected to answer her

"Her house," they both said at once

And then Krystal clarified by adding, "Her front door"

Violet’s eyes widened and her voice dropped "You stole the key to Antonia Cornett’s house? But Sara said we couldn’t go there You aren’t planning on breaking in, are you?" She wanted no part of this, no part of Rafe’s stupid plan to break into a victis without anyone’s permission "You’re both crazy"