It was a relief to step back into her comfortable world surrounded by chattering students and shattering glass. She gave Suzy a little scratch under the chin, then plopped her backpack down in the side chair. She glanced at the computer screen on the rolltop desk. More e-mails to deal with. She was going to have to take a few minutes to deal with her dad’s suppliers soon. Instead, she scooted through into the classroom. “Hi, Amanda.” “Welcome back.” Amanda looked up from her project. “Did you have a nice lunch?” “Um . . . not really.” “What? Did Rooney get away again?” “Nothing like that. Detective Parker called from downtown and told me that Dad had been poisoned just like we suspected Hugh had been.” “Bless your heart.” Amanda put down her tools and gave Savannah an awkward suffocating hug. “So, we were right.” “Yes, we were right. The police want to know where I was when they were poisoned.” “No way.” “Yes, way. Luckily I have my boarding pass and a gas receipt to prove that I was in Seattle.
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