I have no idea how I managed to finish school without having a full scale panic attack. I heard the voice several more times - sometimes loud and clear, sometimes as if it was coming from a badly tuned radio. Mostly it was just trivial, rubbishy things. Once or twice, I thought I heard the word poison...But it was too unclear to make out. I glanced several times at Nancy, willing myself to hear her thoughts. Nothing...
After the final bell rang, although I don't usually do it, I headed to the auditorium. The first person I saw in there was Nancy, sitting in the back row, with a sour expression on her face. Her eyes were fixed on her prosthetic leg.
"Nancy..." I called softly before sitting next to her.
Nancy started. She looked up. Her eyes narrowed when she saw me.
"Go away..." She mouthed. "You are horrible."
"Nan..."
"Don't speak to me!"
I sighed. Why did she keep doing this? What happened a year ago was not my fault...I...
The kids sitting in the front broke into applause. Jolly, who had apparently been dancing on stage gave a dainty little bow.
"The play is next." Nancy mumbled darkly.
I felt a sudden gush of sympathy as I looked into her sad eyes but I resisted the urge to comfort her. She'd probably interpret any words of sympathy from me as an attempt to poke fun at her. The one time I decided to speak out the knowledge I gained as an Invisible...It cost me Nancy's friendship.
I watched most of the first act of the play without any enthusiasm. I'm not really into books, literature and all that stuff. Also, I didn't particularly care to see Jolly showing off in the chief part.
It was during the final scene of the first act that I heard the voice. Jolly, who was playing a heiress, Isabella, was pretending to drink from an empty cup. In the play, the cup was supposed to be full of poisoned drink.
"Poison...lemonade...Will it work...careful..."
A scream escaped from my mouth without me being aware of it. I shivered although it was hot.
On the day of the Talent Show the now empty cup is supposed to be full of lemonade.
And Jolly is supposed to drink it.
To be continued...
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