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Orchid
Class was over, but the bell didn’t ring. The intercom system was still a bit
spotty since the flood. Their teacher, Dr. Olverson, went on about Planck’s
constant for another few minutes, then stopped and looked sheepishly at the
clock.
“Oh,” she said. “I guess . . . you’re all dismissed? Don’t forget chapter
four for homework! Do the first six questions in the back of the text.”
They “all” consisted of six students, each of whom was silent as they
scraped back their lab stools and packed up. Orchid McKee watched them
cluster into groups as they left class for lunch or their dorm. She was used
to not being invited to join. What she wasn’t used to were the stares. She
hated being watched.
But now, as part of the Murder Crew, it was nearly as constant as
Planck’s.
Yikes. Orchid. On second thought, maybe it was a good thing she didn’t
have friends to whom she might say dorky stuff like that out loud.
She finished wrapping her scarf around her face and headed out into the
frigid cold. The scars of the flood were still evident everywhere on campus.
Yellow bands of caution tape stretched across the quad, guarding against the
endless slicks of mud and black ice. Most of the buildings had boards and
warning signs over doors and windows. Blackbrook was in session, but it
still felt abandoned. Most of the student body had not returned in the wake
of the murder. The ones who did said it was creepy.
Orchid and the rest of the Murder Crew were the creepiest part.
Speaking of the Murder Crew . . . Vaughn Green bounded down the
stairs of the administration building and met her on the walk. “Hey!”
“Hey,” she replied warily. Which Vaughn would meet her this time?
“I thought I might run into you.”
“Chances are good. There’s only a hundred kids left on campus.”
“Where are you headed?”
“Home to Tudor House.” She nodded in the direction of the imposing
stone edifice at the edge of the campus.
If his steps faltered, he covered it well. “Can I walk with you?”
“Sure.” It’s a free country, Vaughn. You can be my BFF today and then
totally blow me off the next time we’re in history class together.
They walked in silence for a few steps, but then Vaughn got a few feet
in front of her and turned. Orchid stopped.
“Can I—um—carry your books?”
“What?”
“I just feel like a jerk, you know? You’re all weighed down, and I’m a
guy, and—”
“You want to carry my books?” Orchid replied, her eyebrows
disappearing into her bangs. “What is this, a Victorian novel?”
Vaughn held out his hands, smiling. What nerve. This was too much.
Okay, he wanted to have it out? Fine by her.
“You know when you were a jerk?” she said. “When you went ahead
and picked Violet Vandergraf as a partner for the 1920s poster project in
history class. I told you I was coming back to Blackbrook.”
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