Carter huffed as he burst through the door. “What’s the big emergency?” Allison, Zane, and Russell all turned to study him. Something about the look in their eyes made him feel like a lab experiment. He had a sudden urge to make sure they weren’t holding stickpins and little paper tags behind their back. For a second, they just studied him. The back of his neck itched. His heart hammered in his chest, and only part of that was because he’d raced through the corridors to get here after receiving Allison’s urgent message. Then, finally, she spoke. “You are.” “Huh?” He looked behind him, but nope, no sign of people sneaking in to shout “Surprise!” or “April Fools’!” or “You’re on Candid Camera!” Which made sense, since it wasn’t anywhere near his birthday, or April first, and as far as he knew they’d canceled Candid Camera years back. Plus, Allison didn’t look even remotely like she was joking. Which just made him want to say “Huh?” again. But he was the sheriff here, duly elected, and he couldn’t let himself look like an idiot.
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