Free Simon Death High by Blair Burden

mean?”
    “Well, of course he's been investigating all
of us without us even knowing. Before he was with us, he was
hanging out with the jocks, then, the band geeks, and some of the
dance team members. He knocked me off his list, you, Michael, and
Lucy, but not Adam.”
    “So, you're saying he's here for Adam?”
Linda gasped.
    “Well, when some of the jocks were
questioned by the detectives last week, Adam somehow disappeared.
He'd been hanging out with them for the last five months. That's
when he began floating around to different cliques. Susie, was on
the dance team...rumor is, she was dating Adam—”
    Linda jumped as she heard a loud knock on
the door. She pushed Hannah to answer it, but Hannah said no as she
realized it was Adam at the door. “I'm not answering it!”
    He knocked again, this time more forcefully.
“Hey, Linda!”
    “What if it's him?” Linda whispered. “What
if he's the murderer.”
    “Just say you're naked and getting ready to
take a shower,” Hannah said.
    “Yeah, like that would stop him.”
    Adam continued to knock, “I just wanted to
let you guys know that we are going to roast some marshmallows out
in the woods in ten minutes. You guys are welcomed to join!” he
shouted and then walked back to his motel room.
    “We need to tell Tyler what you know,” Linda
said.
    “He knows already,” Hannah said. “If he's a
detective, he knows everything.”
    There was another knock on the door, and the
girls realized that it was just Michael. Hannah hurried to open the
door and Michael came storming inside.
    “Hey girls,” he said as he sat on the bed.
“Ew, I hope this bed doesn't have bed bugs. That would be
gross—”
    “I thought you guys were going to roast
marshmallows?” Linda said.
    “Who?” Michael said.
    “You all!”
    “Not me. I think Lucy went with Adam—”
    “Is she crazy?” Linda said. “Why is she with
him?”
    “What is going on?” Michael said. “I'm out
the loop again!”
    “Adam is apparently a major suspect,” Linda
said. “Why did Tyler allow him to come along with us?”
    “Maybe because Tyler knows, duh!” Hannah
said. “It was his idea to make us all come. If it weren't for
Tyler, you would be alone with Adam right now.”
    “You guys really think he would do something
like that?” Michael laughed. “He's way too cute, plus, I think he's
gay.”
    Linda rolled her eyes and put her boots on,
“I'm going to go get Lucy and make her come back to the motel with
us.”
    “I'll go with you,” Hannah said as she put
her furry boots on.
    Michael sighed as the two girls arm-locked
and walked outside. He locked the motel door behind them, afraid of
any person in sight—however, there were no people.
    Linda walked swiftly as Hannah felt like she
was being dragged along. “Where are they?”
    Hannah began to sniff like she were a police
dog, “Just try to smell the marshmallows.”
    “I can't smell anything but dirt and
trees.”
    Hannah covered Linda’s mouth as she heard
Lucy laughing. It was an odd sound because Lucy hardly laughed. She
was the type of girl that when she thought something was funny she
wouldn't laugh loudly aloud. She would just say, “That's
funny.”
    Linda pulled Hannah behind a huge tree and
peaked their heads and saw Lucy and Adam. “What are they doing
together? I hope they are not planning to get back together.”
    “I can't tell,” Hannah said as she narrowed
her eyes.
    Lucy began unraveling what seemed like a
wire. “Why are you even here? You're mine!”
    Adam cleared his throat, “Lucy, not this
again. Just stop being like this. Linda and Hannah are just my
friends.”
    “Hannah is a bitch. She knows way too much,”
Lucy said. “Linda too.”
    Adam pushed Lucy away as she tried to kiss
him, “Can you just stop it—”
    “What was that?” Lucy said.
    “I think it's just a bird,” Adam said as he
leaned in again.
    Linda gasped and Adam turned his head
quickly in her direction. He couldn't see her but