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I tried not to think about the fact that there were probably just as many reasons to want a Supreme Court justice dead

There were two nuears in ed to the iant question mark

"For the next teeks, you and your partner will be playing the role of the president" Dr Clark began handing out an outline of our assign forth your own no together a bracket, you have your eye on the prize, and instead of winning a championship, the appointee instantly becomes one of the most powerful individuals in our country"

I took the sheet someone passed me and stared down at it There were dozens of names on this list: possible nominees to research

"Mr Marquette" Dr Clark lowered her voice as she canment"

"No," Henry said, his posture al away "This will be fine"

"You know so," Vivvie said the second we settled in the back corner of the roo You have that look on your face"

I tried to think of a way to catch Vivvie up to speed without hurting her That way didn’t exist

"There were two numbers on the phone" I stuck to the facts, as bare-bones as I could make them "We called both of them"

"We?" Vivvie leaned toward me, her eyes wide and panicked "Who’s we?"

Her voice carried Several other students--and Dr Clark--turned to look our way Vivvie lowered her voice again "Who’s we?"

I broke it to her that Asher had overheard her--and that his twin had been the one to retrieve the call log for us Vivvie weathered that blow, pressing her lips together and bowing her head

"What happened when you called the nuh i lashes She must have known, froood She gripped the paper in her hands so hard I thought she ht tear it

"The first nu my voice as low as I could

"And the second?"

I told Vivvie what the person who’d answered had said, verbatiet the nomination himself? Or someone who has a candidate in mind?" Vivvie stared down at the paper in her hands--the list of nairls?" Dr Clark came to stand beside us