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Chapter 21

From the top of the stairwell, I could hear my family talking. I took my time. If they didn’t know I could hear, they might just keep saying things that could be valuable to my investigation.My mom’s voice carried up the stairs. “We had always heard that Transformation was extremely painful, but now I guess they have some new method or something, and it’s not so bad? Is that right, or was Aaron just trying to make us feel better?”There was that word again. I knew for a fact now that my sister had undergone some sort of procedure, something that had altered who—or what—she was. The proof was in the blur I’d seen as she made her way to the house. And now my mom was confirming it.I wished there was some way I could wait until after my sister replied before I showed myself, but Cadence was facing the entryway from the stairs to the living room, so as soon as I stepped foot on the floor at the bottom of the stairwell

Chapter 22

I realized I couldn’t risk calling Lucy because my sister might overhear, so I pulled out my phone, thinking I’d text her. There were quite a few missed texts on a three-way with Lucy and Emma, and I saw that Milo had called me, too. While I’d spoken to him a few days before, I was still in my crazy state of thinking that Drew’s death was no big deal when we talked, so I was eager to call him back to claim I’d been in shock or something.Noises next door told me Cadence was in her room, but she wasn’t particularly loud, and I hoped she’d fall asleep for a little while. After that, I hoped I’d get a chance to talk to her. There was so much going on all of a sudden, and I felt pressed for time, even though I had no idea why.I checked my texts first. The girls had discovered the car was a Lamborghini Aventador, which cost about $400,000. That number was from Emma, so I knew it wasn’t an exaggeration. I almost dropped

Chapter 23

My mother ordered pizza for dinner. Yet another reason to suspect it was the end of times. I wanted to check the back yard to see if perhaps she had also purchased us a pet unicorn, that’s how rare it was that my mom would order pizza for dinner when it wasn’t anyone’s birthday. The only other time I remember her ordering anything in on a regular day was when my father had a fender bender on the way home from work, and they were both stressed out about calling insurance and whatever else you have to do when your car’s crunched.We didn’t even eat at the table! We sat in front of the television and watched a movie. I had no idea we even owned TV trays. It was amazing, and it sort of made me wish my sister had transformed into some weird, super-fast creature earlier or more often.If Cadence was struggling to keep things at a normal pace, no one noticed. She looked like her regular self, although I swear she was more muscular somehow. It was

Chapter 24

I think Cadence really wanted to change the subject, but I pressed on. “So what kind of work are you going to be doing?”By now she must’ve realized I knew more than she thought I would. “It’s sort of difficult to explain and top secret.” She plastered a crooked smile on her face, which I knew was fake. “If I told ya I’d have to kill ya.” She poked me in the ribs with her elbow.I laughed because it was meant to be funny, but on the inside, I felt my blood run cold. “Ha, yeah. Mom said it was security or something.”“Something like that. Hey, how are Lucy and Emma?”She had managed to change the subject. Good for her. “They’re good. We were all ready to head back to school, but I guess that’ll happen Tuesday. We are working on a science project together.”“Cool. What’s it about?”I spent way too long explaining our pr

Chapter 25

Lying as still as I possibly could, I strained to hear what was happening next door. I heard Cadence’s water switch off but didn’t hear anything else for a while. I assumed she was still in the bathroom, drying off, etc. Just when I was beginning to think I was imagining everything, the bathroom door opened, and I heard my sister shriek. It wasn’t a scream—like she was in pain or something was attacking her—it was more like the sound someone might make at a surprise party. However, it was enough for me to know I wasn’t losing my mind.It was muffled but distinct enough that I could make out every word. “What are you doing in my bedroom again?” my sister shouted.Before he even spoke, I knew who she was speaking to. “Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!” I heard Aaron say. His voice was becoming too familiar to me. “I just climbed in the window…. I had no idea you were in the shower. If I had known, I wouldn&rsquo

Chapter 26

Staying at home by myself while my sister and parents went to the funeral wasn’t an option, so I was at Lucy’s house. It was fine, better, probably, than staying at home alone, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to talk anymore about what was going on with my sister. It was all Lucy wanted to talk about.Emma was there, too, but she seemed indifferent. We decided to set up in Lucy’s bedroom so that when the rest of her family came back from the funeral we wouldn’t be overheard. The more Lucy went over what we knew and what we didn’t know, the more I wanted to shout for her to just stop. Somehow, it felt wrong talking about my sister’s problems—or whatever they were—while Drew was lying in a casket somewhere, being sunk beneath the earth, and covered with dirt.Lucy didn’t seem to see it that way. She’d made a Wiki about what we’d found out so far. She drilled me about my conversation with Jack and what I&r

Chapter 27

“What is it, Cass?” Lucy’s voice sounded haunted, as if she, too, were on the edge of a discovery that would shake her from what was left of the normal world.I was having trouble even formulating what had entered my head into a coherent thought, let alone a sentence. I managed to croak, “Water,” and gestured for the bottle I’d left on Lucy’s nightstand.Emma looked at Lucy, her eyes wider than normal behind her glasses, took the lid off of the bottle and handed it to me. I nodded my thanks and swallowed about half of the contents before handing it back to her and taking a few deep breaths. The water helped loosen my tongue, but I still didn’t know how I was going to say what I was thinking.I slowly turned so that I was facing them both. “Okay—so here’s the deal,” I began. “You guys prepare to tell me that I’m nuts. Okay?”“No problem.” Emma’s resp

Chapter 28

“OMG! You said ‘transform!’” Lucy shouted, pointing at Emma.“I heard it, too,” I exclaimed. I had chills again.“It’s just a word that means to change, to go through a metamorphosis,” Emma said shrugging like she didn’t get the significance.“Yes, but that’s the word everyone keeps using to describe what’s going on with Cadence,” I reminded her.“Maybe I should’ve used a different word.”“Maybe you shouldn’t have,” I argued.“Okay—let’s get back on track,” Lucy said, shaking her head to clear it. “If there was a vampire at the festival, it could’ve infected your sister.”“And killed Drew,” I said quietly.Lucy’s face went ashen and her mouth dropped open. I knew what she’d say next, but it was a soft whisper, not the usual declaration. “O

Chapter 29

“I agree that Emma’s theory also sounds plausible.” Before Emma could mentioned that I said ‘also’ I pointed at her with one finger. “Did you have a chance to look at Eliza’s friends on that social media site?”“Not yet.” This had her refocused, and I hoped she would let both of our theories go. I took a deep breath as Emma began to concentrate on her laptop again.Lucy wrapped her arm around me. “I’m sorry all of this is happening, Cass.”Part of me wanted to bury my face in her shoulder and have a good cry, but I felt selfish crying over mere possibilities when, somewhere across town, my sister was watching them lower her good friend into the cold, dark earth. What did I have to cry about in comparison? My sister was alive, even if she was acting odd. There had to be a logical explanation for what was happening, one that didn’t involve the undead or drugs. I just hadn’t f

Chapter 30

On the ride home, my mom was pretty quiet. She said the funeral was as nice as could be expected and that lots of people had gone over to Drew’s parents’ house after the service, which is where Cadence was now. I studied my mom carefully, trying to see if it was possible to see any changes in her demeanor that might indicate what was going on, but she seemed herself, only a little more tired than usual.I sat pondering Lucy’s advice not to say anything to my parents. It seemed like every time I broached the topic of what was going on with Cadence, they changed the subject anyway, so I decided not to ask any of the questions burning in my head, though I’d resolved to call Grandma Janette when I got a chance. And hopefully I’d have another chance to talk to Cadence.“Do you have any homework?” my mom asked as we passed through the garage into the house.“No, I already did it,” I assured her.“Okay,

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