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and
smiled. “Oh, come on! That was hilarious.”
    “Do you see me laughing?” Eve turned on her
heel. “Calculus calls.”
    The screeching in Cate’s ears vanished as she
glimpsed Rose’s shimmering black hair disappearing around the
corner. Rafe must to be nearby.
    People making you do
and think things with their minds was insane. Hang on . What if these three weren’t people? Vampires
did the whole mind control thing. Actually, she may have made that
up. She had a feeling it was the fallen angels who had cornered the
mind control market. Cross off werewolves. They could only read one
another’s minds, and they had to be in the same pack. Wizards,
could they read minds?
    Calculus took forever. Whatever derivative
they derived was lost on her. She was desperate for and dreading
lunchtime simultaneously. She packed her things, dawdling behind
Eve. Her mind raced while her feet dragged. She took a sharp right
turn into the empty science block hallway lined with glass cabinets
filled with vintage science equipment. “I need some air.” She
hurried to the end of the corridor and pushed the glass door marked
“exit” in faded green letters.
    Smack! She walked straight into the glass.
“Open, for Pete’s sake!” She aimed a vicious kick at the door.
Glass exploded, and she slid down the grimy white wall, her head
resting in her hands.
    “What on earth is the matter with you?” Eve
gazed down at Cate, her blue eyes wide with shock.
    “I’m having an epic bad day,” Cate answered.
“The door wouldn’t open.”
    Eve walked past and with one finger pushed
what remained of the doorframe open. “Well, there you go. Violence
was in fact the answer in this case. You’ve frightened the door
into opening.”
    Cate glowered at the door. Everything was
against her today.
    “Are you hurt?” Eve bent and examined Cate’s
leg.
    “Stop fussing.” Cate brushed Eve’s hands
away. “It was glass. I can break concrete and bones. Glass is a no
brainer.”
    “Maybe you need something to eat,” Eve
suggested.
    “I’m not hungry.”
    “Don’t be stupid—you’re always hungry. It’s
our thing. When all else fails, we eat.” Eve grabbed Cate’s hand
and yanked her off the ground. “I for one don’t want to have to
explain this little scene to anyone. We should skedaddle.”
    “Skedaddle?”
    “Cool word, hey? Come on, Austin will be
waiting in the cafeteria.”
    “Awesome,” Cate muttered.
    ***
    Cate spotted the three of them straightaway at the
table next to the cheerleaders. They were a bubble of stylish cool
floating in a sea of try-hard fizz. Eve waved across the cafeteria
with zealous abandon. Rafe nudged Rose, who smiled and motioned
them over. Eve nodded and pointed to the long food line. Rose gave
a thumbs up and returned to chatting.
    “She’s so nice.” Eve smoothed a few stray
strands of hair off her face.
    “Rose?” Cate would never use nice to describe her.
    “Yep. I’ll get your lunch. Go sit with them.”
Eve bounced off and grabbed two plastic brown lunch trays. At least
someone was enjoying this alternate universe. She would wait for
Eve’s moral support before she joined the nice Rose and the two boys.
    She scrutinized the three people who had
invaded her life. Rose, Austin, and Rafe chatted easily. Their
bodies were relaxed, but their eyes glowed with intensity. Rose
stood to borrow some sugar from the table next door. Six pairs of
hands fought for the honour of handing it to her. Her shapely figure made
the school uniform look like couture. Austin was sprawled in his
chair, oblivious to the admiring looks aimed his way. Everything
about him promised a good time.
    Cate wove her way closer to them through the
noisy cafeteria, careful not to draw their attention. She strained
to eavesdrop on their conversation.
    “Casanova you aren’t!” Rose laughed and
glanced up. “She ran away from you.”
    Cate ducked to tie some imaginary shoelaces.
Unoriginal, but the best she had.
    Rose