Power of Suggestion by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter

Nine

NANCY REACTED INSTANTLY. She ducked, and the swinging trophy swooshed harmlessly past her ear.

Lashing out with her hand, Nancy caught her attacker’s wrist. She pivoted, twisting the person’s arm over her shoulder and following through with a judo throw that carried the shadowy figure right over her.

The attacker sprawled awkwardly on the floor. A quick glance told Nancy that it was a girl about her own size. In a flash, Nancy pinned the other girl’s arms in a judo hold. With her free hand, Nancy reached out and found her penlight, which she had dropped during the attack. She flicked it on and shone the beam in the other girl’s face.

“Diana DeMarco!” she exclaimed. “I’ve been looking for you all day, and now I find you here, trying to kill me!”

“I was not!” the pretty, dark-haired girl protested.

Nancy looked at her dubiously. “Then why did you attack me?”

“I heard you coming up the stairs and got scared. I thought you were Wayne’s killer! I was just protecting myself. Now let me go—you’re hurting me!”

Nancy released her grip, and Diana got to her feet. “Who are you, anyway? Why are you here, and how do you know who I am?”

“I think I’m the one who should be asking the questions,” Nancy said, “but I’m Nancy Drew. I saw you talking to Wayne in the student union yesterday shortly before he was killed. I’m trying to find out who killed Wayne and why. Now, what are you doing here?”

As Diana brushed her hair from her eyes, Nancy appraised her. She was nearly as tall as Nancy. Her blue ski jacket was open over a gray bodysuit and tight black denim pants that she wore with boots.

“I—I was looking for something,” Diana told her, glancing nervously around.

Nancy crossed her arms over her chest. “Why don’t you try telling me what it is?”

A look of embarrassment crossed Diana’s face. “I did something terribly wrong,” she said after a long pause. “I was Wayne’s student, and I was dating him.” She took a deep breath, and then her words came out in a rush. “I knew it was against school regulations, but I couldn’t help it—I really liked Wayne. He resisted at first, but I kept after him. Finally he gave in, and we started seeing each other secretly.”

“Yes?” Nancy prompted. Diana still hadn’t said what she was doing here.

“But then, when he was killed,” Diana went on, “I knew I could get into big trouble if anyone found the love notes I’d sent him. I knew where he kept his spare key, so I came here looking for them.”

“Did you find them?” Nancy asked.

Diana nodded and reached into her coat pocket. “Careful,” Nancy warned, fearing that Diana might have a concealed weapon. “Move slowly.”

The other girl eased a little packet out of her pocket and held it up so Nancy could see it wasn’t a weapon. Nancy took the packet from her, opened it, and gave a couple of the notes a quick reading. They were romantic and passionate, and Nancy felt awkward reading them.

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