MILLICENT
LUNCHTIME
Fiona was already halfway through her fries and a long-winded rant about how Mrs. Colson’s chemistry exam had somehow turned into a nightmare of three surprise chapters when I realized I’d tuned her out.
Her voice sounded like background music now as my mind traveled somewhere else entirely. Back in the Brooks estate, back to Mrs. D’s words about their father's birthday celebration that had made both twins tense. I stabbed at my food without tasting it as my curiousity kept nudging me to pry.
Fiona caught the far-off look in my eyes and snapped her fingers in front of my face. “Earth to Milicent. Did you even hear what I said?”
I shook my head, and blurted the question before I could second-guess myself. “Do you… know anything about the Brooks twins’ family?”
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