Neverland Academy by Daelynn Quinn

Author:Daelynn Quinn [Quinn, Daelynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

If I Was Her

For the next few weeks, Daphne enjoyed her full freedom from parental control. Max and Josh kept her updated on her parents’ search efforts, which grimly made her feel smug. They were getting what they deserved. And for once in her life, she finally felt appreciated and loved.

Her days were spread with funny pranks, watching movies with the outcast boys, leisure time in the old cemetery with Finn, spending girl time with Lily, and regular naps to keep up on her sleep. Almost every night Finn would sit with Daphne in her little cove and they would read to each other until one of them fell asleep—usually Daphne. She was getting used to this lifestyle and had grown to love it. Why would she ever want to go home? Days riddled with work and responsibility. Nights spent heartbroken and frustrated over what she couldn’t control. She didn’t need any of that. She wanted to be here. She wanted to never leave.

Finn and Daphne sat side by side against the cold brick wall in the little cove she called her bedroom. There was still no bed other than the padded cushion on the floor, but she’d grown comfortable with that. And the few clothes she had were enough, especially since Lily had offered to let Daphne borrow some of hers if she needed them.

“Daffy,” Finn muttered. “Remember the day we first met? In the library?” They both hid their noses behind fans of playing cards printed with an image of an old German castle on the backs—a souvenir from one student’s parents that Finn borrowed, no doubt.

“Of course I do. You scared the crap out of me. You have a four?”

“Go fish. What exactly were you doing?”

Daphne picked up the top card on the stack of cards on the floor in front of them. She carefully wedged the card between the third and fourth in her fan.

“I told you, I was sending an email.”

“Yeah, but all the computers in the library are password protected. How did you get in?”

“Oh, that’s one of the easiest hacks,” Daphne said, as if she were speaking of a childhood game. “Your turn.”

“Really?” Finn’s face was full of surprise and interest. Daphne looked back at him expectantly. He glanced back down at his cards. “You got a jack?”

Daphne pulled two cards out and reluctantly handed them to Finn. “Don’t tell me that you guys can pull all these pranks, wire electricity, rebuild computers from scraps . . . but you can’t hack into a simple computer system?”

Finn snickered. “We can. There are just some, uh, limitations. Hangman’s able to hack into the academy’s main account. But it takes him a while. Not like you. It only took you seconds to get in. How do you do it?”

“It’s not as hard as it seems. I have a program on my flash drive that can target the correct password within seconds.”

“Your flash drive, huh? Please tell me you brought it with you,” Finn begged.

Daphne nodded.

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