“I need to tell you something,” Amanda said to Ivy when Amphora had left. “It’s important.”
“Something bad?”
“It is bad, I’m afraid,” said Amanda. “Maybe very bad.”
“Oh no,” said Ivy. “You’d better tell me quick.”
Amanda explained what she’d overheard before class. As she revealed more and more of the detail, Ivy’s expression grew increasingly serious until her brow was deeply creased with worry.
“This isn’t good,” she said. “We need to do something.”
“Do what?” said Amanda. “We don’t even know what’s missing.”
“We have to figure it out fast,” said Ivy. “You’re right. We’ve never heard the teachers act like this before. Something terrible is about to happen. Anything to do with the Moriartys can’t be good. I need to know more. I’ll bet I can pick up something if I nose around.”
“Okay. Let’s talk about this at lunch. Maybe Simon and Amphora can help.”
“If they ever stop fighting. What is it with those two?”
“I don’t know. They sure don’t like each other.”
“No. They don’t.”
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