How'd you get in here?" She raised her eyebrows. โYou pick pockets.โ Kat watched his hand fly to his back pocket. โI can pick locks. Looking for this?โ she asked, holding up his wallet. โOops. Maybe I can pick pockets too.
Ally CarterZach walked away, but I stood there for a long time, wondering if I should go to my mother; if I should go to my friends; but instead I slipped into the corridors I hadn't used in months, pushed my way through cobwebs and darkness, trying to walk away from the tears that burned hot down my cheeks, because maybe I didn't want to admit weakness; maybe I wanted to wallow in my solitude and grief. Or maybe crying is like everything else we doโit's best if you don't get caught.
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