Amelia fished her phone from her bag and speed dialed Kate. She tried to keep a steady voice but her hand was shaking.
”Hey, where are you?"
There was a giggle and Kate said hello. Amelia could hear her shushing someone. It sounded like Mark's voice. Was her brother with Kate? What are they doing?
"Kate, are you with my brother?" Amelia asked, momentarily forgetting her predicament. There was silence and then Kate cleared her throat.
"Yeah! He just passed by my locker to say hi! Where are you?"
"I'm by my locker. I kind of had a fight with Clark and he was my ride home."
"Say no more! Meet me in the parking lot?" Kate announced. She seemed a little too cheery for someone who was complaining about unfinished projects during lunch time. ”I know we're all swamped with school stuff but
