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Chapter Five
The next week at school was nothing short of torture. On
Monday, Helen tried to stay away from the Delos family,
but every effort she made to avoid contact seemed to lead
her right to them. She went to school early to try to beat
them there, only to see them pull up behind her in the
black Hum-Scalade she had seen at the market. She rushed to lock
up her bike and get her bags together, but her rush only put her in
stride with Jason and Hector. Slowing down to let them get ahead
of her, put her next to Lucas who was helping his little sister get
her cello out of the back. Helen took a flustered step forward, then
went back toward her bike to stand and wait there as long as it took
for them to go inside and get out of her way.
Later that day, she got permission to eat lunch outside, only to
find Cassandra was already out on the patio practicing the fingering
without using her bow on her cello. When she saw Cassandra,
Helen pulled up short. As she turned to go back inside, she
smacked into Ariadne. The contact made Helen?s skin prickle so
tight that her pores hurt, and although she tried to be gracious and
smile apologetically, Ariadne?s hands balled into fists around her
violin case. Helen stumbled to get away from her, both of them
mumbling apologies.
?Cass and I got an outdoor pass to practice. We?ll be out here
during lunch for the next few days,? Ariadne explained quickly,
avoiding eye contact as she moved away from Helen.