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Chapter 2

My heart thuds in my chest as I count the padding steps of Miss Baxter’s bare feet against the hardwood floor. When they stop, I open my eyes. There is no need to feign shock, pretending Moona and I are a couple of horny kids getting busted making out in their parents’ living room. My breath is already ragged and shallow as I release Moona from my embrace.

Miss Baxter, wrapped only in a satin bathrobe, looks down upon us. “Girls, did you hear anyone up and about this evening?”

“No, Miss Baxter. We’ve…uh, we’ve been—”

“Enjoying yourselves. Yes, I see that. There was no one else down here with you?”

“I…I’m not really sure I would have noticed.”

Miss Baxter presses her lips together momentarily and then turns. I close my eyes and hold my breath. As I do, I hear her footsteps again. I’m trying, but failing to match them up with the number I counted on her way over.