Free Eden High Series 2 Book 3 by Jordan Silver Page A

but the way she’s been acting lately told me I might be too late.
    “I heard Liz and the others talking.” She didn’t look at me when she answered and she looked way more uncomfortable than the conversation warranted. I didn’t want to push, not with the others here, but I made up my mind to talk to her before the weekend was over no matter what.
    I changed the subject for now and concentrated on my next move. “I pissed Jace off for nothing.” I rolled my eyes, because I knew he was going to make me pay for that. Damn girl was still causing me grief. He hadn’t called me all night which was a first so I know he’s still pissed.
    “I might know a way in.” Cass was a bit nervous as she made that announcement.
    “You? But how? I didn’t think you and Mandy got along at all. What gives?”
    “It’s no big deal. About a year or so ago our mothers got the big idea that it would be cool for her to take me under her wing or something. I guess mom thought hanging out with the cool out going Mandy would break me out of my shell. That was before she came to her senses and told me I didn’t have to go over there again if I didn’t want to.”
    “Wow, how did that go?” Tammy and I seemed to be on the same wavelength. I would never have guessed from the way those two circled each other like prizefighters that they’d ever got along.
    “It was horrible. She was very nice in front of everyone else, but as soon as their backs were turned she showed her true colors. She’d order me around like her lackey and when she wanted to be alone she’d throw me out of her room. That’s how I found her secret escape. There’s a little hole in the hedge on her side of the house. I think she cut it out herself, but she put stuff in front of it so that no one would notice. Who knows what she had to do to keep the gardener quiet.”
    “Eww, gross, so this hole tell me more.” Looks like the night may not be lost after all. I didn’t think about her calling the cops on me, which maybe I should’ve. But maybe I could use her little secret escape against her. Whatever. I just want a few minutes to tell the idiot to stop making trouble for us.
    Cass told us about the best way to find it and even how to stay out of view of the street and the other houses so that no one would see the car. We went back to the drawing board, working out the kinks. We’d been prepared for the hospital visit but this was different. All she had to do was scream and the jig was up. But I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that. Plus I needed to find a way into the house after I got on the property. I wonder if Google had anything on lock picking.
    “Okay, we have to wait until my parents go to bed, which shouldn’t be too long now. Good thing my sister went off to her friend’s house after all and Jared is out.” I rubbed my hands together. I was finally going to put this thing to rest once and for all. I’ll figure out the lock somehow.
    “I don’t know you guys, this could go so wrong in so many ways.” Valerie dropped down on the bed next to me and reached into the snack bowl for some popcorn. As the newest member of our little group she wasn’t really up on what had been going on. We’d shared bits and pieces but by the time she came along Mandy was already in the hospital so she’d been spared any direct contact.
    “I agree, but if I don’t do something she’s never gonna stop and then Jace is going to think he has to take care of her himself and I can’t have that because he’s gonna land his ass in jail.”
    “Well if we’re going to her house we’d better come up with something better than what we’ve got. If this doesn’t go well she’s going to make our lives more of a living hell than she already does.” Tammy was right, we needed a better plan.
     
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    JARED
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    “Hey Red, come here a minute.” I guess Jace was right they were up to something. If I’d had any doubts, the sudden silence when I walked into the