CHAPTER TWELVE

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CHAPTER TWELVEI follow Percy through the hallways, past the kids that gawk and whisper. It feels like the whole world is watching me, and it makes me want to crawl out of my skin. Percy walks at a fast clip, his back straight, and his head raised high. He's the only person who doesn't stare at me like I’m a freak, though that's not saying much. Has the whole school heard about what happened last night? My stomach rumbles, and I have to fight to not vomit into an expensive-looking urn. "Where is the headmaster's office?" I ask Percy as we descend the stairs onto the ground floor. "It's right this way." Obviously, he doesn't want to talk to me. Not that I can blame him. Who wants to be associated with the school weirdo? "Winter!" At the foot of the stairs, Alice comes running up to me

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