“Rumor, I’d love to talk more but I really need to study. I have a test tomorrow.”
“Okay, I’ll talk to you later.”
As I’m setting the phone down, Jackson calls.
“Hey,” I answer. “Are you home yet?”
“Yeah, and guess who’s here?”
“Kristen.”
“She let herself in. I told her she couldn’t come here anymore and made her give me the key.”
“Do you think she made a copy?”
“Probably. She keeps insisting Steven is dangerous. She was crying, saying she’s afraid to go to sleep at night.”
I roll my eyes. “You didn’t believe her, did you?”
“I don’t know what to believe. I don’t trust either one of them. Anyway, did you talk to Shayla about tomorrow?”
“Yeah. She’s going to the Legion party. She could take me with her, and I could meet you there.”
“I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”
“I thought the same thing. But if she dropped me off by your car and I just waited there for you, nobody will see us.”
“Yeah, that’d probably work. But I can’t drop you off at your house later.”
“Drop me at the corner and I’ll walk home.”
“I’m really sick of sneaking around like this.”
“Me too, but I need to see you. I don’t want to wait.”
“You going to the game tomorrow?”
“Yeah. Trystan’s taking me. Then after the game I’ll have to find a place to meet up with Shayla.”
“Any news on the players?”
“They’re all playing tomorrow. Two are still injured but not enough that they can’t play.”
“What about Braden’s knee?”
“He says it feels fine. He’s not limping anymore. He thinks tomorrow will be another blowout.”
“They’re playing a tough team. One of the best in the area. I doubt it’ll be a blowout.”
“Changing topics, I saw Brock when I got home from school. I almost told him I knew his secret but then changed my mind.”
“You shouldn’t tell him. Not yet.”
“I know. I just really want to find out why he did it. And how he got my mom to go along with it.”
“He may never tell you that stuff. And if he did, you wouldn’t know if he’s telling the truth.”
“True.”
