Chapter 44
“There you are.” I knelt in front of the broken mirror as the light grew, then split into two ovals. “I’m actually surprised you showed since you’re a coward.” My bravado belied the shaking in my hands and dryness in my mouth.
“Ria!” Rachel shouted. I glanced over my shoulder to see that the two of them had stood and retreated to the top step of the stairs, ready for a fast escape. I couldn’t blame them. They’d never seen this. I had, and I hoped it was for the last time.
“She is. She couldn’t handle her life, couldn’t stand that Philip had real friends, and when he couldn’t help her get her revenge, she drove him to kill himself. Now, she’s attacking someone else, but this time it won’t work.” When the surface filled with the swirling smoke I’d seen right before my head smas
