The School of Nine (The Mythic Academy Collection Book 1) by Amanda Marin

Author:Amanda Marin [Marin, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781734505818
Publisher: Iron Blossom Press
Published: 2020-05-26T05:00:00+00:00

“I’m getting the feeling Kash may not be my biggest fan,” Sebastian says as I walk with him to the library later.

“Hmm, I’m not sure what would give you that impression,” I tease. “Could it be the icy stares over breakfast or the silent treatment she gave you in Inspiration Practicum?”

His mouth curls up at one corner. The return of his cunning grin. “You noticed that, huh? Here I was, half-hoping that was my imagination.”

“Hi, Sebastian.”

“Hey, Sebastian.”

The voices rise around us in the hallway as we pass. Melanie Bettencourt, a sophomore. Natasha Livingstone, a junior. A couple of others quietly stare, lingering a moment longer than they need to by their lockers or tossing their hair over their shoulders to catch his attention. Sebastian just nods vaguely at them, scarcely registering their presence. There’s no puffed-up chest. No saying hello. No flirting back. Not like there was a few days ago when he arrived. He’s too focused on me, on our conversation—a fact that makes my own chest swell up and my step lighter instead.

“I wouldn’t worry about Kash,” I tell him. “It’s not you. She’s just looking out for me. Or trying to, anyway.” I almost blurt out the full truth about Poise and Charm class but manage to catch myself in time. Barely.

“… Announced today the sale of the Empire Opera House to an undisclosed private investor …”

This time the voice doesn’t come from one of the girls in the hallway. It’s coming from the screen suspended on the wall by the administrative offices. The television normally shows welcome messages to visitors or pictures of Brightling students painting or singing—the kind of images meant to show prospective attendees how dynamic and well-adjusted we are, so they choose to enroll here, instead of at one of the other Muse finishing schools overseas. Today, though, someone has changed the channel. The news is on. And the second we hear the word “opera,” Sebastian and I both stop, startled, to stare at the prim, young journalist on air.

“Empire Opera House was immediately closed, its stage dark for the first time since it opened its doors more than one-hundred-fifty years ago,” the woman says.

“The omen,” I murmur. I tear my gaze from the screen only so I can look up at Sebastian.

“‘Songbirds will cease to sing.’” He repeats the words like they’re dangerous—like they’re capable of invoking evil spirits or raising the dead. “It’s coming true.”

“… Issued a press release stating there are no plans when—or even if—the historic opera house will open again,” the journalist continues.

I turn back to the screen just as the news starts catching the attention of others passing by: a handful of students, a couple of members of the housekeeping staff, one of the librarians. Even Ms. Applegate pauses to gape, her long, flowing skirts swirling around her ankles as she glides to a halt behind us.

“Ow—stop pushing against me!” Juliette Atwell complains as someone bumps into her from behind.

The commotion causes a chain effect. She stumbles, slamming her backpack against my shoulder in the process.

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