Chapter 7

Lyndsey sat on the windowsill of her rented apartment, Night floating beside her. The people she was listening to were three blocks away, but Lyndsey could hear every word. Her hearing was sharp enough to catch whispers from a hundred yards.

"They're planning to kill you," Night said. "Should we tell Howard?"

"No," Lyndsey replied, flipping open her notebook. "I'm going to try that."

She meant the "accomplice rule."

*****

The next afternoon, Lyndsey made it look like a coincidence when she bumped into Diana Fields in the cafeteria.

Diana was the most invisible member of the bullies. She was…