Hex Hall Book One by Rachel Hawkins

Author:Rachel Hawkins
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781423121305
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Published: 2010-03-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

I noticed the tiny puncture wounds just below her jaw, and longer, more vicious-looking slashes on both her wrists, which were dripping blood onto the floor.

Without even thinking, I rushed to her side, mumbling a healing spell. It wasn’t a very good one, I knew. The most I’d ever been able to get it to do was heal a skinned knee, but I thought it was worth a try. As I watched, the small holes on her neck seemed to pucker briefly, only to sag back open. I made a sound like a sob. God, why was my magic so shitty?

Chaston’s eyes fluttered for a moment, and she opened her mouth like she was trying to say something.

I ran for the doorway. “Mrs. Casnoff! Anyone! Help!”

Several heads appeared in doorways.

“Oh God,” I heard someone whimper. “Not again.”

Mrs. Casnoff appeared at the top of the stairs in a robe, her hair in a long braid down her back. As soon as she saw where I was, her face paled. And for some reason, seeing her look so scared was what broke me. My knees started shaking and I felt my throat tighten with tears. “It’s . . . it’s Chaston,” I managed to get out. “She . . . There’s blood . . .”

Mrs. Casnoff grabbed me and looked into the bathroom. Her hands tightened on my shoulders. She leaned down and stared into my face. “Sophia, I need you to go get Cal as quickly as you can. Do you know where his quarters are?”

My brain felt like a scrambled egg, like in those old drug commercials. “The groundskeeper?” I asked stupidly. What could Mrs. Casnoff want with him? Was he like an EMT or something?

Mrs. Casnoff nodded, her grip still tight on my shoulders. “Yes. Cal,” she repeated. “He lives next to the pond. Get him and tell him what’s happened.”

I turned and ran for the stairs. As I ran, I saw Jenna coming out of our room. I thought I heard her calling my name, but by then I was already out the front door and into the night.

Even though the day had been warm, now it was cold enough to make goose bumps stand up on my arms. The only light came from the school behind me, those huge windows making even bigger rectangles of light on the lawn. Knowing the lake was to my left, I turned that way and kept running, the cool air going in and out of my lungs like knives. I could just make out a dark lumpy shape that I really, really hoped was Cal’s house, and not, like, a storage shack or something. Even though I was trying to push the panic away, all I could see was Chaston bleeding to death on those black-and-white tiles.

As I got closer, I saw that it was definitely a house. I could hear faint music coming from inside, and there was a little bit of light in the window.

By now I was breathing so hard I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get any words out.

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