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at the farm had been wearing! The girl kept walking. I forced myself to draw a deep breath.
Act normal
.
Don’t jump to conclusions.
Both Claudia and Tracy wore silver
necklaces with a pendant. I hadn’t seen the blonde girl’s properly. I was overreacting.
    Claudia was laughing so hard at something one of the others had said that she cried. She wiped her cheeks and pointed at Tracy.
    ‘You were the one who made us sing karaoke!’ she cried. She held her stomach from laughing so hard.
    I tried to concentrate on the conversation but I wondered if Claudia was still interested in portraits as she had been before. In this world, Tony and the Three Piece were friends, as they had
not been before.
    Fire had said that she didn’t think I should tell anyone about my past, but I would do what I
had
to do. Besides, I didn’t want people getting involved accidentally. They
might get hurt. The last time I purposely left Tony out of my life it got him killed.
    Tony burped loudly and scooped more turkey chilli into his mouth.
    ‘Gross!’ Kate and Claudia said in unison.
    My ally would be a messy Japanese artist who had died for me once a long time ago. But this time I would not let him die. This time I would tell him the truth straight off so he did not have to
seek it out behind my back.
    I needed Tony on my side.

C HAPTER 5
    That night, an hour after curfew, I tucked the ruby-hilted dagger into my belt and snuck out the window in the laundry room at the end of the corridor. I walked the length of
Turner Building to Quartz, the boys’ dorm. My intention was first to honour Vicken out on the beach with a simple ritual and then knock on Tony’s window. When I turned the corner to
head down to the beach, Tony was standing there with a telescope pointed at the sky.
    Just as I took a step, a security guard approached him. I pressed my back against the brick wall of the building to stay in the shadows. The guard looked through Tony’s telescope and
patted him on the shoulder before leaving.
    I checked the perimeter again. When there was no sign of the guard, I stepped out and on to the green. I made sure to step loudly so as not to startle Tony.
    ‘Oh, hey there, rule-breaker,’ he said. ‘You just missed Lenny the night guard. I bet he would have loved to see you. You actually would have given him something to
do.’
    ‘It’s after curfew for you too,’ I replied. I pointed at the sky; I didn’t need the telescope. ‘That’s Ursa Major,’ I said.
    He dug in his pocket. ‘I know that already. I’m studying the stars. I have special approval.’
    He held out a curfew extension form stating that Tony Sasaki could be out until midnight.
    He adjusted the telescope again. ‘You saw my celestial themes. I can’t get the whites right.’
    ‘They looked good to me.’
    He peered into the telescope’s viewfinder. ‘Usually the closer I am to the bay, the brighter the stars,’ he said. ‘The ocean reflects them, gives the white a salty kind
of glow. Damn lampposts and emergency call boxes drown out the light. Hey! Want to walk to town beach?’ he suggested. ‘I need a road buddy. The bay isn’t doing the night sky
justice tonight.’
    I raised my eyebrows at his nerve. ‘I don’t think your pass will work there.’ He laughed loudly, throwing his head back. Man, I had missed that.
    ‘You’re funny,’ he said.
    ‘I try,’ I replied, but I was the opposite of funny.
    Security cameras had been installed on campus since Justin’s disappearance from Wickham. Tony pointed them out to me.
    Town beach was an absolute no for me anyway. It was way too open. Anyone could attack me there. If I wanted to have a private conversation with Tony, it would have to be right here on campus
where there were people.
    ‘Be a rebel,’ Tony said, sensing my hesitation. ‘If I get this right it will kill Claudia in studio. I’d give anything to see her stupid face when Professor Joseph says
I’m
a visionary. She