Before the Claiming by Kami Garcia

Author:Kami Garcia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance, Juvenile Fiction / Paranormal
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2015-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

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After Ridley explained that the black stain was just food dye, one of the teachers sent her and Lena to the office. But they never made it. On the way, they ducked through the double doors that led to the playground and ran all the way home.

Ridley laughed most of the way, and Lena’s eyes welled with tears of frustration.

When they reached the white Tudor house, Lena stopped at the door. “Why did you have to ruin everything, Rid? Now we’ll have to move again.”

“Good,” Ridley said, unwrapping a cherry lollipop—her favorite. “I didn’t like it here anyway. Too much fresh air.”

“Don’t you get sick of being stuck in the house? At least if we’re in school, we get to do something.”

“Something boring.” Ridley stared at her cousin. She loved Lena, but at times like this it was hard to believe they were related. “You’ll thank me later.”

Inside, Gramma was on the old black rotary telephone in the library, most likely talking to the principal.

“Are you positive?” she asked the person on the other end of the line. “That’s all I need to know.” Gramma hung up the phone and pressed her fingers against her temples. When she finally noticed Lena and Ridley in the hallway, she seemed surprised.

“I’m glad you’re home, girls. Go upstairs and pack your things,” she said, swishing by them in one of her long, old-fashioned skirts. “We’re leaving.”

Lena’s heart sank. “When?”

Gramma was already gathering papers from inside the console table. She gave Lena a strange look, as if the answer should’ve been obvious.

“Tonight.”

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