Standard Deviation of Death: The Outlier Prophecies by Gower Tina

Author:Gower, Tina
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smashed Picket Press
Published: 2016-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Ali, her hands filled with La Fey ketchup packets, and I round the corner just outside of the school grounds. We’re greeted by a werewolf lurking by Ali’s car.

Becker’s fists are shoved so far down into his pockets his arms are locked straight. His hat is shoved low, to cover his eyes. The ends of his copper hair curl over his hat, signaling he’s in need of a cut. His facial hair is in need of a shave—but that’s just normal midday growth for Becker. If he had fur over the rest of his body, it would be hackled, judging from the way his back curves and his shoulders are lifted nearly to his ears.

Ali holds up her phone and shakes it in his line of vision, but smartly remains several feet away from him. “Lipski is taking over from here. It’s all been arranged.”

“Change of plans.” His voice is raspy and deeper than usual. His car is parked behind Ali’s.

Ali looks from me to him, gaging me to see if she should question this. Don’t know why she’s looking to me for guidance. I don’t have a clue.

“All right,” she says and saunters straight-legged to the trunk of her car. She flips her apron over her head and deposits her ketchup prizes into the front pockets, then ties it in the back. “Well, I picked up your mail this morning.” She scoops up a pile of mail: an envelope that looks like a bill, postcard junk mail advertising jinn wish cruises, and a large manila envelope. She drops it into the open window of Becker’s front seat.

I look at the clock: it’s barely eleven. I arch an eyebrow at Becker in suspicion. “How long have you been here?”

He won’t look at me. Instead he glances at Ali. “Don’t you have to work?”

Ali looks from me to him and snorts. “Oh yeah. I gotta go. You kids should talk.” She slides into her car and drives off way too fast.

I point an accusing finger at him. “You were here the whole time.”

“As soon as you left. I called a cab and got my car back.” He shakes his head, mumbling something that sounded like “couldn’t sleep.”

“You should have slept a little longer. You were in rough shape last night and you’re not—” I don’t have any idea how to explain what the pack thing is. Charged? Like a battery? “You’re still recovering from overextending yourself.”

“I wouldn’t have been able to stay behind knowing you were here and in direct danger.”

“A text would have been nice. A text with a message letting me know you were coming? A lot less creepy.”

He shrugs like he’ll consider it.

I sigh. “It was fine. You could have done a lot more good by getting better. Then you’d be able to think more clearly.”

“And let you come here alone?”

“I wasn’t alone. I was with Ali.”

“She left you alone.”

“She had me in her sights the whole time I was with Michelle. Wait, you were on the campus?”

“No, I stayed away.

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