Death Whispers (The Death Series, #1) by Tamara Rose Blodgett

Author:Tamara Rose Blodgett [Blodgett, Tamara Rose]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2011-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

The testing wrapped at the end of school. A damn good thing, as after lunch, I could feel myself “sharpening right up.” As we filed out of Delta, we were scanned again for dismissal. This time, our pulse pad's results were scanned as well.

Now, and forevermore, the committee of “they” would know what our collective aptitudes were, paranormal or otherwise. We would all know what each other was. The results would determine the next four years of our education and where we'd receive it.

After I was scanned, I could only hope that the drug's effect had lasted long enough that the remainder of the questions were answered and completed without giving myself away.

No pressure.

I grabbed my backpack out of my locker, noticing that it was not in the place that I'd left it. Huh, I looked around, unconsciously looking for the formula-people, none were in sight.

They were top on my list of suspects. Lurking around doorways and such, not doing much of anything. Didn't like it.

Just then, Jade strolled up in all her blackness, looking dark and mysterious.

Hotness.

“Hi.”

I smiled, smitten as usual. Then I had a thought.

“Before we go, would you,” I gave her the helpless look and her eyes narrowed, huh, better ask straight out, “do a 'feelie' on my locker?”

“A which?”

“Ya know, touch my locker and see who's been in it.”

Jade put her hands on her hips (still hot). Then she got that look, ya know the one, where the girl may go all emo on you. So I rushed in with some explaining.

“The thing is, I always hang my backpack here,” I pointed to the double hook on the left side.

Okay... her look said.

“And I hang my cap on the right.”

“Which you never wear,” she noted.

“True, but my mom makes me take it to school in case I get cold.”

“You never get cold.”

“Right, but my mom feels better about it. And when she asks, I can say it's in my locker just in case.”

“Okay?”

“Anyways, when I came back from the AP Testing, the backpack was on the right and the cap on the left.”

That cute little frown between her eyes made an appearance. She was thinking it through; no cluttering up the moment with chatter. Love that.

Jade came to some decision. Reaching forward with her hand, she touched the hook, wrapping delicately built fingers around the cool metal.

I had a moment when I didn't think anything would happen and then her body stiffened, her eyes taking on a glazed expression. I didn't like where this was going, getting up close behind her. Just as her eyelids fluttered and she started to sway, I moved in against her, cradling her small body against my larger one.

“I think I'm gonna be sick,” she said, eyes still closed.

Like... right here?

The Js charged up out of nowhere.

“What's wrong with Jade?” John asked.

“I don't know. Jonesy, get my water in there, no... in the backpack.”

Jonesy tore through my backpack, jerking out my water bottle. John grabbed a chair from one of the commons' tables and put it next to Jade.

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