BILLIE
After the unsettling encounter with Spader, Raven and Thorne escort me to their art class, where Raven has me sit on a stool while he does several sketches and Thorne sculpts in a corner using metal and a blowtorch. Afterward, Thorne escorts me to the Performing Arts building, where I meet all my dance instructors and my advisor, and have a full morning of classes. Fleming is waiting outside afterward to escort me to lunch, then we have English together. After Will, the Phantom, shows up in my history class, I realize this can't be a coincidence. These are first year classes, and the guys are beyond that.
“Tell me the truth,” I say to Thorne during my Philosophy elective. “You guys aren't even enrolled in any of these classes, are you?”
“Nope,” he says companionably. “We're just
