Crowns and Curses by V B Marlowe

Author:V B Marlowe [Marlowe, V B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

14

Lily

DAYBREAK BROUGHT A SHARP knock to Lily’s bedroom door. She had been sitting in her rocking chair staring at the wall overwhelmed with emotion. She was feeling a dangerous combination of fear, rage, and anxiety. Lily hadn’t been able to get a moment of sleep. It was hard to rest peacefully while sharing a house with someone who’d tried to murder you. She really wasn’t in the mood to speak to anyone, but she knew she owed her friends some answers.

Without a word, she unlocked her door and opened it wide for everyone to come in. Gretchen, Jolie, Marina, Scarlett, and Oriana filed into the room.

“We filled them in,” Gretchen announced as Lily closed the door behind them.

“I can’t believe she would do that,” Marina said. “I mean, we all know Izzy’s crazy, but I had no idea she was that crazy.”

Scarlett shook her head, sending her red curls bouncing. “I don’t get it. Why did you lie for her, Lily? Why didn’t you tell Ms. Dillinger what Izzy had done? She needs to be dealt with. As a matter of fact, we’re going to Ms. Dillinger right now.”

Scarlett stormed toward the door, but Lily grabbed her arm. “No. Don’t.”

Scarlett narrowed her eyes. “Why are you covering for her? You should be angrier than all of us.”

Lily had a good reason for not telling Ms. Dillinger what had happened. "I am angry, but right now I have to focus on what's productive. Izzy is going to pay for this, don't worry about that, but for the time being, we need her. She is the only one who can find the alter-realms. If we get her in trouble and she gets locked up, she'll clam up and not tell us anything. We may never find the next pen. We need to get what we need out of her and then she will be dealt with."

The room fell silent as the girls seemed to think things over. “But what about our safety?” Jolie asked. “What happens when she tries to kill someone in the middle of the night again?”

Lily nodded. "I've thought about that. We just have to keep our doors locked and set barricades in front of them. Izzy's not some diabolical villain. She only got into my room because I opened the door for her. If I hadn't done that, she wouldn't have gotten to me. I thought she was Allison. I was stupid. I should have checked first."

“What about Allison?” Marina said. “What if Izzy goes after her?”

Lily had thought about that too. "Don't worry about Allison. I'll make sure she sleeps with me. I won't let Izzy get to her." Isleen hurting Allison was the last thing she was going to let happen.

Oriana scratched her head. “So, for now, we're just supposed to act like none of this happened? Like she didn't try to kill you."

Lily slid her feet into her slippers. "Yes. I know it will be hard, but we have to for the good of everyone, or we'll never get out of here.

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