14. Calling All Grownups
Mina
Children were cheering.
Patrick gave me a short nod, holding Olivia to his chest, before hurrying into the desk shanties to rejoin their brother.
Haley was looking at me.
I wished she’d stop.
“I don’t know if I was fast enough,” I said.
“Fast enough for what?” asked Haley.
“To stop him from alerting his backup,” I half-lied.
Aldo would have been proud.
I was positive Shard-Robbie had called for backup. We’d gone in assuming that would be inevitable. I’d been counting on it, in fact.
I was almost positive I’d stopped him from alerting them to Aldo’s double-agency.
“The Slivers could be closing in on us any moment now,” I said, turning to face the rest of the classroom. “We need to evacuate immediately, silently, via the west exit, where our getaway
