Don't Say a Word_Hometown Antihero by Amber Lynn Natusch

Author:Amber Lynn Natusch [Natusch, Amber Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780765397713
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2019-09-16T18:30:00+00:00

TWENTY-EIGHT

I didn’t sleep at all that night, visions of a faceless girl floating in the river depths plaguing my mind. Every time I began to drift off, I could see myself diving into the river to find Danielle but when I reached her, the dark hair that danced wildly around her would pull back to show me something else, something far more terrifying—my face where hers should have been. After the third time I shot up in bed, breathing hard and scrubbing at my face to try and erase that image, I gave up.

I made my way to physics, lamenting my lack of sleep. Then I saw Garrett waiting for me outside Callahan’s room and everything was right with the world, if only for a moment.

“Hey!” I shouted, running to meet him. “What are you doing here? I thought you were staying at casa de Higgins for the next week doing the homeschool thing until you were fully healed up.”

“My dad is making me nuts. I can’t sit there and watch him watching me anymore. I won’t stay all day—I get tired pretty easily—but I thought I could make it until lunch and then head back. Get a break from the sheriff.”

“You need to rest,” I scolded as we walked into the classroom. Callahan looked up from his desk, true shock on his face at the sight of Garrett. In fairness, his face was still bruised, and he had tape covering his stitches. Reconstructing part of his right cheek had taken two surgeries and a specialist. They said he’d be totally fine once it fully healed—but I couldn’t help but cringe at the thought of his face being permanently scarred because of what Donovan had done to him.

Because he’d gone with me that night.

“Garrett!” Mr. Callahan said, sounding every bit as shocked as he looked. “It’s great to see you. How are you feeling?”

“Tired—sore.”

“I have your homework for you, but I don’t want you to worry about that. Take all the time you need. Kylene can probably help you get caught up.”

I shot him a look of sheer, unadulterated outrage, but Callahan didn’t even bother to glance my way.

“Thanks, sir. I’ll do my best to get it done soon.”

Garrett took the pile from Callahan, then made his way to his seat, welcomed back by everyone he passed. While I was elated for him—he deserved a hero’s welcome—I couldn’t help but be bitter. Nobody rolled out the sympathy wagon for me when I’d returned. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Garrett, having put two and two together, shot me a look of understanding. I guess my anger was written all over my face.

Class started, but I drowned out Callahan’s monotone lecture on the physics of electricity with thoughts about Jane and the case. I hoped Dawson was busy ignoring his classwork as well in favor of plotting things in his mind. With a suspect list ripe with opportunity, we needed either physical evidence or motive—preferably both. And since walking up

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