That’s Linda,” Susie said. “I knew her at the Academy. She’s always trying to form cliques. Anything to

get

ahead. Watch out for her… Oh, shoot, here she comes.”

Susie immediately wrapped her arms around her waist, as Linda made her way over to us.

Linda didn’t look at me once, keeping her gaze on Susie like I wasn’t even there.

fus

a

“Susie, some of us are making an alliance of sorts. We’ll look out for each other. You and I go way back,

so of course, I’ll let you in.”

“I don’t..” Susie worried her hands together. She clearly wasn’t interested, but… did her shyness keep her

from saying no outright? “I’m not sure…”

“I’ll count you in, Susie. You wouldn’t want to get left behind, would you? Having us on your side would

be a benefit.”

“I really don’t think…”

“I’m doing you a favor,” Linda said.

TE

to pick sides,” I said. I’d had all I could take of Linda’s steamrolling.

interested, and Linda didn’t

Linda’s sharp

weren’t talking to Susie either,” I said, “Since you weren’t listening to what

shy. Sometimes I have to fill in the

Susie cleared

you,

Linda.”

glare shot back at Susie.

in your

but it was not friendly. “Suit

us, you’re against us. I hope you know what you are up

wait for a

silence for a

to thank me, but

hate bullies,” I said,

Another moment passed. “Maybe we don’t have to be

we could be friends?”

hiding her gentle smile. “I’d

early so that we could meet at the bottom of the

announcements from Nathan.

in three days,” Nathan said. He stood on

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