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. She wore the same faded jeans, a black hoodie,ion and walked the three bl
tone archways, manicured lawns, and a fleet of black SUVs idling at the curb. Teenager
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ain administrative building an
vy wooden door ope
oman with a pinched face and severe glasses. She was
"Wait outside. Can't you
gold-stamped envelope from her bag and
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venom. She grabbed a tissue, wiping her finger aggressively. "Geri warne
nk mask. She stared at the
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nt button. "With zero academic background, the system automat
ho were too stupid, too violent, or too addicted to function in normal
schedule across the desk. "
turned and walked out, le
il she reached the basement level. The air
ront of the door
avy, vibrating bass of a deathoot and kicked the door
as
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k, popped her gum. She looked Elia u
udly. "Or did the school finally go bankrupt
upted in cruel,
iece of notebook paper into a tight
tilted her head exactl
past her ear and boun
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in the room seemed to drop ten degrees. The sheer, physical weight of her s
the center aisle
w. There was one empty
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scowling. He looked at Elia,
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her head. She loc
on, that Cody's breath caught in his throat. A primal instin
uth and leaned b
oom, her heels clicking aggressively. She g
ors up, in the Headm
er's desk. He was wearing a black
vously in the corner, sw
ive security feed from the hallway outside
smile spread acr
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