his hair out in frustration.
?Um, excuse me? But she?s my best friend and I could tell
something was up,? Claire snapped at Jason. ?How could this have
happened? You just flew out my window, like, two seconds ago.?
Claire grabbed Helen in a hug.
?You know about . . . stuff?? Jason asked, surprised, not sure how
much he should say.
?I told her,? Helen admitted as she pulled out of Claire?s enthusiastic
hug and rubbed her sore neck.
?But I?ve always sort of known. I just thought she was undead or
something,? Claire said with a dismissive wave of her hand. ?Believe
me, I?m much happier you?re all part Greek god instead of
part something disgusting like bat or wolf or mosquito.?
Jason and Lucas shared a look over Claire?s head. Helen explained
what had happened as quickly as she could while Lucas
took Jason outside to look at the tracks, but it was too late to try to
follow Creon. They came back inside with grim looks on their faces
to find Helen and Claire had switched the lights on to assess the
damage in the entryway.
?Are those pieces of a knife?? Claire asked.
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?Yeah. He kinda stabbed me in the heart,? Helen said tentatively,
not knowing how Claire would react.
?You can still do that? Stop blades?? Claire asked, unsurprised.
?What about the lightning thing? Can you still do that, too??
?How do you know all this about me?? Helen sputtered. Claire
sighed.
?After I pushed you off the roof . . .? she began.
?After you what?? Lucas yelled.
?It was when we were seven! And she wasn?t hurt!? Claire yelled