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“Hey!” I call out. “Hello!”
Is a janitor still here? Maybe they’re just closing up.
I grab the handle with both hands, growling as I try to wrench the door free. “Please…”
My phone starts ringing with notifications. Then a buzz.
“Hello?” I yell as I pound my fist against the door. “Let me out!”
A low, distant howl echoes followed by laughter from a separate voice.
“Who’s there?” I cry out. “What’s going on?”
My phone goes off, one beep after another, and I pull it out, scrolling through.
I tap on a pic of me running through the school just minutes ago, and while it’s blurry, it’s unmistakable. The caption readsB&E.
Breaking and Entering. It’s posted from an account I don’t recognize. The location: Shelburne Falls High School.
I expel all my breath, closing my eyes for a moment. “Shit.”
Whirling around, I flee to the other end of the locker room, bolt through the door to the gym, and run across the basketball court.
I barrel through the door, into the school hallway, and past the display cases with all the alumni shit, memories, and throwback lockers.
But I notice a blue line spray-painted down the glass case. I slow, letting my gaze trail farther down, seeing that it continues across the office doors and over the walls.
My stomach sinks. My phone continues to buzz and beep.
“Oh, no.” I stop, taking in the blue swirls and the Xs sprayed over all the players’ pictures on the bulletin board. “No, no, no…”
They followed me.
They didn’t go to Hunter’s house.
Laughter echoes from down one of the side hallways as red and blue lights flash in my peripheral. I whip around, seeing two cop cars race across the parking lot and hear a door slam shut far off to my left.
“Shit,” I mouth, closing my eyes.
I run, hearing engines—one of them definitely Hunter’s car—start up and peel away. Chasing after them, I crash through the back door, seeing the police cars cruising alongside the football field.
Toward me.
Bile crawls up my throat. I’m going to be grounded for life.
Dammit. I scurry to my bike and climb on, speeding away. Their sirens scream into the air when they see me making my escape. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing, but I’m not ready to surrender.
I dart out of the parking lot, spotting the security camera on the lamp post above.
And I just gave it a nice, full view of my goddamn face.Awesome.
I jerk away, coasting left and racing back onto High Street. But then I make a sharp right and then another immediate left, speeding into the alleyway behind Frosted.
I hide the bike between two dumpsters and pull out my keys, letting myself in the back door of Quinn’s shop. I hide inside, safe in the darkness.
This is going to be too much for my parents. They’ll force me to come home.
I run my fingers through my hair, gripping tightly right before I reel my foot back to kick one of her metal kitchen cabinets. But I stop short. I don’t want to dent it. I’ve done enough damage tonight.
