0007589204 (8UP) by Sophie Cleverly

Author:Sophie Cleverly
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2015-09-09T21:00:00+00:00

Ivy shook me awake. “What?” I asked groggily. “What’s going on?” For once I had managed to fall into a deep, dreamless sleep and now someone was trying to drag me out of it.

“Rose is missing,” she said.

I opened my eyes and saw my twin’s worried face in the moonlight. Even more worrying was the sight of Violet, who was standing just inside the doorway.

“I’ve searched the whole library and most of the building,” Violet said, her voice just loud enough to be heard but not so loud as to arouse suspicion. “I must have forgotten to bolt the door. She’s nowhere to be found! You have to help me look for her!”

“Why?”

Violet gasped, clearly affronted. Of course she’d just decided that we had to help her.

“It’s not our problem, is it?” I said. “You’re the one who decided to keep her as a pet. Why should we risk getting kicked out of school just to help you?”

“It’s not for me,” she insisted. “It’s Rose. Anything could have happened to her!”

I looked over at Ivy, who had perched nervously on the edge of her bed, and I could already tell that she’d made up her mind. “Come on, Scarlet,” she said. “She really could be in danger.”

Ugh. I peeled off my covers and went to pull on my coat and shoes. I pointed at Violet. “I’m not doing this for you,” I said.

“Where’s Ariadne?” Ivy asked.

“Couldn’t wake her,” whispered Violet, as we sneaked out of the room. “She just muttered something about not wanting any flowers and went back to sleep.”

Ivy and I followed Violet along the corridor and down the stairs. I couldn’t believe what was happening in a way – my hatred of Violet hadn’t diminished at all, and I felt nauseous even being reminded of her and of how she had made my life hell. Now I was letting her lead me around like a puppet. I would’ve given up and turned back, had it not been for Ivy. I didn’t want her falling out with me again, not after I’d only just persuaded her to trust me.

“Where are we even going?” I asked quietly, as we reached the bottom.

“Outside,” said Violet. “I mean, I’ve looked everywhere else. Everywhere that’s not locked, that is.”

Great. Just great. “But it’s freezing out. Are you crazy? They should’ve left you in the asylum.”

She spun round to face me. “Don’t you ever say that again!”

I shrugged. I knew what it was like, I was allowed to say it. “Let’s just find her, all right?”

In silence we found the nearest door that led outside. It was usually locked with a bolt, but it had been slid back. Maybe Rose had gone outside. Violet tugged it open and we stepped outside, the cold air hitting us like a brick wall.

“We should … split up,” Ivy suggested, suddenly breathless. “And we can meet back here if we can’t find her.”

I agreed. The further away I could get from Violet, the better.

So Ivy headed towards

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