Poseidon's Academy and the Deadly Disease by Sarah A Vogler

Author:Sarah A Vogler [Vogler, Sarah A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648470113
Publisher: Enchanted Inkwell
Published: 2018-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

17

The Grand Tour

The next morning, Hailey woke to find her bed empty. ‘Hope?’ she called, scrambling out of Demi’s bed, her eyes flicking around the dorm. But unless Hope could turn invisible, she wasn’t there.

Hailey knocked on the joining door, thinking maybe Kora and Tahlia had invited her over. Silence greeted her from the other side. She cracked the door open, peering in to find Kora and Tahlia sound asleep. No sign of Hope. Uneasiness settled in the pit of Hailey’s stomach.

She couldn’t imagine Hope running off alone, but what other explanation was there? An image of her sneaking out to find a dark hiding place popped into her mind, and she regretted not staying up with Hope when she’d known how scared she was.

‘Demi.’ Hailey shook her awake.

‘What?’ Demi groused. ‘Classes are cancelled today.’

‘I know, but Hope’s gone.’

Demi’s eyes half-opened. ‘What do you mean gone?’

‘Well, she’s not here.’

Demi dropped her pillow over her head and mumbled, ‘She probably went to get breakfast.’

‘Maybe. I’m worried after last night that she might have had a mental breakdown.’

Demi chucked the pillow at the wall and swung her legs over the bed with a sigh. ‘Fine. I’ll come help you find her.’

They both threw on some clothes and strode into the common room. They did a quick sweep of the students, but didn’t spot Hope. They stopped in front of the PET member guarding the stairs—it was the scary-looking one with scars down his cheek.

‘We’re going down for breakfast,’ Demi told him.

‘Go ahead.’

Hailey moved towards the stairs and then turned back. ‘Actually, did you see a girl with strawberry blonde hair go downstairs?’

Scar didn’t deign himself to look at her. ‘It’s not my job to inform students about the whereabouts of other students.’

‘Please, it’s important.’

‘Not my job.’

Hailey clenched her jaw. He’s being purposely unhelpful. She opened her mouth to let him know what a jerk he was when Demi grabbed her arm. ‘Come on, Hails. We don’t need him.’

Hailey bit her tongue to keep from saying anything, and followed Demi down the stairs. These PET people were really starting to bug her. How hard is it to tell someone if you’ve seen the person they’re after? She wanted them gone.

‘I already told you, you can’t come through,’ a man’s voice said.

Hailey reached the entryway, and her shoulders sagged when she spotted Hope standing in front of the PET member guarding the left archway. ‘Hope, what are you doing here?’

Hope spun around. ‘Oh, hi.’

‘Are you okay?’ Hailey asked.

‘Hailey thought you might have gone crazy after last night,’ Demi added.

‘I’m fine. I didn’t want to wake you up this morning. I thought your idea about talking to the horses could help me. But this man won’t let me through.’

‘This area of the palace is off limits until school hours,’ he informed her. ‘Now stop loitering.’

‘Come on, Hope,’ Hailey said. ‘Let’s have breakfast.’

Reluctantly, Hope let Hailey lead her into the main hall. Chatter echoed throughout the vast space, and cutlery clinked against plates as students gobbled down eggs, sausages, and about a hundred other different types of breakfasts.

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