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“Not much, actually. Just kind of killing time until I pick up Waverly from school.”
My phone chimed again. Duke’s name flashed across the screen. My cheeks instantly heated when I remembered his text from this morning.
I was both relieved and disappointed when his text merely said:
Duke
Buy you lunch.
Me
You treated last time.
Duke
Willa, I don’t give two shits about lunch. I’m trying to get you in the same room with me so I can kiss your—
My phone rang, and it startled me enough that I dropped it onto the wooden island.
“Crap,” I muttered. I picked up my phone and answered it. “Hello?”
“Ms. Gravestone,” a masculine voice said.
“Yes, this is she,” I replied.
“This is Principal Schneider. I’m calling about Waverly.”
I got up off the stool and headed for the corner of the kitchen. I felt the eyes of my friends following me. “Is this about her books? She accidentally left her book bag on the bus and—”
“It’s not about her books. I tried calling your mother, but I had to leave a voicemail.”
“She’s out of town,” I said. It was the truth, though not the full truth.
“Waverly explained that. Ms. Gravestone, your sister is being suspended—”
“Suspended! Again? Why? What did she do this time?” I yelled.
“For fighting. As you know, we have a zero-tolerance policy for fighting and she—”
“Who was she fighting? What was the fight about?” I demanded.
“I’d rather discuss this in person, if you please.”
“I’ll be right there.” I hung up and clutched my phone in my fist.
“Willa?” Brooklyn voiced.
I turned and said simply, “I have to go.”
Chapter9
I parkedin the school parking lot and cut the engine. I grabbed my purse from the passenger seat and then climbed out of my car, slamming the door, and marching into the school. Classes were in session so the hallways were silent, except for the clack of my heels on the cement floor.
My blood was boiling by the time I made it to the administration office. The woman behind the desk looked up when she saw me.
“May I help you?” she asked politely.
“I’m Willa Gravestone. My sister, Waverly—”
