Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan Page B

her and leaned his elbows on the table. “Hit me.”
    “What are
you
doing here?” Ash’s voice rang out. He stood in the doorway, looking like Kami imagined the angel guarding at the gate of Eden must have looked at the moment he realized that the serpent had gotten past him.
    Jared stood up. “I write for the school paper now.”
    Kami and Angela made a mutual low sound of incredulous protest.
    Jared glanced over at Kami and nodded, with sudden decision. “Yes,” he proceeded. “That’s it. I’m very interested in affairs.”
    Ash’s lip curled. “What do you mean ‘affairs’?”
    “Current ones,” said Jared.
    “Someone tell me this is a joke,” said Ash, and cast an appealing look at Kami.
    Jared swung out from behind the desk to stand in front of Kami. “And about that,” he continued. “Now that Kami and I have met, she likes me better than you. So you can leave.”
    Kami made another involuntary sound of protest.
    Jared wheeled around. “What?” he demanded, eyes resting on her again with that insistent, intent look. “You do, don’t you? Kami. You
do
.”
    Angela strode out from her corner and gave Jared a solid push in the chest. “Look,” she said. “Even if Kami said you could write for the paper, which I highly doubt she did, we run it together. So we both decide who writes for the paper, and so far, I think you’re obviously unsuitable, due to the fact that you’re obviously
unstable
. Give me one reason to keep you around.”
    Jared met Angela glare for glare. “For Kami,” he snapped. “I’m going to write for the paper because Kami’s here, and I’m not going to leave Kami’s side. Someone’s trying to kill her.”

Chapter Ten
Falling All Around You
    C haos descended on Kami’s headquarters. Ash gave Jared an appalled stare and shut the door with a slam. Holly jumped, her apple rolling off the computer and onto the floor.
    “You maniac!” Angela got in Jared’s face. “That’s not funny. Where the hell do you get off saying something like that?”
    “I’m not joking,” Jared said coldly. “Someone’s trying to kill her. Tell them, Kami!”
    Everyone looked at Kami. Kami bit her lip. “Well. Yes. Someone’s trying to kill me. But you don’t have to make such a big deal out of it.”
    Now everyone was looking at her in the same way they’d been looking at Jared.
    “You maniac!” Angela whirled on her. “Someone’s trying to
kill
you, and you didn’t tell me about it?” Her dark eyes narrowed, furious instead of being shocked or scared. That was Angela’s way of dealing.
    Kami grabbed her hand. “I was going to tell you. I couldn’t think of how to put it, and I knew you would freak out.”
    “Of course I’m freaking out! Who wouldn’t freak out?Anyone would, apart from you, because you are a suicidal idiot!”
    “Uh,” said Holly awkwardly. “Am I missing something? If someone is trying to kill Kami, shouldn’t we—um—go to the police?” She looked around at the group and gave an apologetic smile. “Just a thought.”
    Kami had not been looking forward to explaining this. “We can’t do that; I already told the police I wasn’t pushed down the well.”
    “Down the well,” Angela repeated, and had to go sit down and hold on to her letter opener. It was in the shape of a dagger. Angela said holding it soothed her; seeing Angela hold it did not soothe Kami.
    Ash cleared his throat. “And why would you say that?”
    “Because when I told them I was pushed down the well, they thought Jared had done it.”
    Everybody’s eyes swung to Jared.
    “Jared didn’t do it,” Kami added quickly.
    “Kami,” said Angela, in a dangerous tone. “Sit. Explain.”
    Kami made for her desk, then pulled out her spinning chair, sat, and explained. It took some time, because people kept breaking in with unnecessary questions.
    “What do you mean, the police were suspicious because you weren’t wearing enough clothes?” Ash demanded, staring coldly