Zach 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.
Ally CarterZach,โ I said as I lay there โWhere did you go? When you were looking for me?โ I shifted in his arms, looked into his eyes. โCrazy.โ His voice was a whisper against my skin. โI went crazy.
Ally CarterThe kids kept walking, moving through the Henley's halls like a tide, but when Kat turned to leave, she walked in the opposite directions. She wasn't an ordinary kid, after all. Katarina Bishop followed no one.
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