Half Lies

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Authors: Sally Green
has two Half Bloods with him.”
    “I know. They chased us, but we hid and I saw you talking to them, so I followed you and, well, here we are.”
    “Where’s Ethan?”
    “He’s keeping a lookout behind.”
    “I wanted to see you but not like this. It’s impossible, isn’t it?”
    He didn’t reply but leaned over to me, really close, our lips almost touching, and he said, “We’re doing it. So maybe it’s not impossible.” And ever so slowly he moved to kiss me. Gently, on the lips, barely touching. Perfect!
    We did it again, and again, each one perfect.
    And then we were really kissing and while he was doing that I was also somehow saying, “You should go. If they find you . . .” And I was pulling him to me.
    Then someone was standing near us, clearing his throat. And we both looked over.
    “I can’t believe you, Sam. I only left you for a minute.” It was Ethan.
    Sam smiled at me and then at Ethan. And it all felt normal, like normal people and normal friends and how life should be—for about three seconds, because then there was a shout: “One of them’s here.”
    Ethan was in view from the street. He swore and ran off while Sam and I hid in a doorway, not daring to look.
    It all went quiet. We just had to hope Ethan had got away. Sam kissed me and asked if I was OK to get home alone. He said he’d have to go to his car, where Ethan would return to. He kissed me again and ran off.
    I hurried home but had only gone another two blocks and round the corner when I saw Aiden up ahead. Ethan was on the ground, trying to crawl, and as I got nearer I saw that there was a knife sticking out of his leg.
    Aiden heard me running up and he grabbed me. I struggled against him, but all the time I was staring at Ethan lying on the ground, lying in a pool of his own blood. Aiden pulled me farther away and kept hold of me until one of the Half Bloods fetched his car and drove me home. I wanted to help Ethan, but there was nothing I could do. They’ll have cut Ethan’s face and if they caught Sam they’ll have done the same to him. And I know if they find out about Sam and me they’ll do even worse.
    • • •
    I told Gab about Sam coming to see me, and about our letters. He didn’t say much. He was angry but also worried for me. I felt awful as he’s got enough worries about being a fain.
     
    23rd January, 2014
    I think Sam’s safe.
    Gab’s found out from Aiden what happened to Ethan. They cut his face. Aiden said that the other one got away. I’m so relieved for Sam, but I keep thinking of Ethan. And I keep wondering who did it—Aiden? I just can’t get my head round why anyone would do that.
     
    26th January, 2014
    Caitlin came by. She’d heard about Sam and Ethan and went to the Bean Counter to talk to Sam. She brought a letter from him. It’s short. He just says that he waited at the car for an hour then drove around looking for Ethan but never found him and eventually, well after dawn, he went back to Tampa. Ethan’s injuries were much worse than we’d been led to believe. He was badly beaten up: broken ribs, broken fingers, broken jaw, and he lost two teeth. That’s all horrible, but his face is the worst and he’ll be scarred for life—a thick, deep cut runs diagonally from his forehead across his nose and down his cheek.
    Why is the world not better than this?
     
    31st January, 2014
    Skylar and Aiden came to see Gab about being stuck as a fain. Skylar said that she’s spoken to everyone who might be able to help, but no one here knows enough about transformations. She wants Gab to go to see someone called Raul who lives outside Miami. She’s spoken to him and he’s said he’ll take a look at Gab. He needs to see him to work out if and how he can help. Gab looked a little more cheerful. He’s going to go.
    I could hardly bear to be in the same room as Aiden. I asked about the White Witch they caught and what he did to him. Aiden just said, “He’s a White. He got what he

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