The Dead Prince by Alejandro Betancourt

Author:Alejandro Betancourt [Betancourt, Alejandro]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798617778498
Published: 2020-03-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Amy's life is practically back to normal now. Her classmates are no longer talking much about the tragic fire or Zack's heroism. The incident seems to have receded into the haze of the student body's collective memory. The hot new topic is the surprise arrest of Carl Weiner, a middle-school teacher who was accused of harboring a female Euperian fugitive. Supposedly, the authorities also found a vast arsenal of illegal weapons at his grandmother's house.

During her trigonometry class, the intercom clicks on: "Amy Harper, please report to the principal's office."

Amy looks up in surprise. What could she have done wrong? She picks up her backpack and walks out of class, shrugging apologetically at Mr. Wernsten as she goes. Moments later, at the reception area outside the principal's office, the secretary gestures for her to take a seat as she talks on the phone. A few minutes later the door opens, and Principal Castro walks out. "Miss Harper? May I have a word with you?" He gestures for her to follow him into his office.

Amy is surprised to see a young woman sitting on one of the two chairs in front of the principal's desk. Amy sits down on the other chair. "Dr. Castro, did I do something wrong?" Amy asks.

The principal laughs. "Of course not. Amy Harper, this is Eva Paterson. She just transferred in."

Eva and Amy exchange smiles.

"Amy, I want you to show her around. Her locker is right next to yours, and you have practically the same schedules."

"Sure!" Amy replies. "Welcome, Eva, it's a pleasure. This is my open period coming up, so we can get started now."

They say goodbye to Dr. Castro and walk up to the second floor, to their lockers. "Just open it with your thumbprint," Amy says.

Eva places her thumb on the one-square-inch glass screen. The lock beeps twice and opens.

"If you don't mind me asking, where did you move from?" Amy asks.

"A million places," Eva replies. "My parents moved a lot, and I was homeschooled until they died in a car crash. Now I live with my uncle."

"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't know."

"How could you have? And don't worry. It's been over a year now."

Eva is loading her stuff books into her locker when Amy looks up and sees Zack walking toward them.

"Forgot something?" Amy asks.

"Embarrassing, I know," Zack says. He looks at Eva and stops. "Oh. Hi."

"Zack, this is Eva; Eva, this is Zack," Amy says. "Eva just transferred here, and I'm showing her around."

Eva closes her locker and stares at Zack. The intensity of her gaze makes his spine tingle.

"Hi, nice to meet you," Eva says, extending her hand. Zack shakes it, unable to speak. The strength of her grip surprises him.

"Cat got your tongue?" Amy asks.

"I'm sorry, but have we met before, Eva?" Zack asks. "You look very familiar."

Eva smirks. "I don't think so, but I recognize you. Aren't you that guy who ran into a burning building to save a girl?"

Zack chuckles. "That was the intention, but Amy here ended up saving me.

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