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Nan nudged Mina and irls with her chin "I told you that everyone loves gossip I’ve already been texted by three different people that aren’t even here that Brody and Savannah broke up" Nan frowned, looking at one of the texts, and her fingers flew over the touchpad "No, that’s not right I was here I saw it" Nan beganto herself as she tried to fix whatever new ruh school ten roup to the third floor and was allowing the kids to walk the railed catwalk over the production floor By now,and horsing around It seemed that whatever love spell that once charmed them had worn off, except for one hypnotized Brody His movements become slower and he was transfixed by Claire’s every movement

Mina watched as Claire’s hand stroked Brody’s bicep in a de was definitely wrong A tingling began in her hands and spread throughout her body and up her spine like an electric current Ju, Mina looked around and behind her for a source of static electricity, but no one was near her

Another intense feeling of wrongness overcame her and she felt compelled to move forward and interfere She didn’t want to make a spectacle like Savannah, but she had to break whatever spell Claire had over Brody Gathering her courage, Minato do The tingling sensation was al

Sorip on her notebook and chewed-up pencil, which launched from her hand to land at the feet of Steven and Frank, deep in soaht in front of Steven’s foot, wincing when the foot came down and he slipped on the pencil Steven flailed his ar a domino effect as he lost his balance and pitched forward into Frank

Frank, caught off guard, tried to catch his friend but ended up slaht her balance, but Claire’s heel snagged in the catwalk and she stu The rickety ay shifted under the weight, causing everyone to lurch to the right

The sudden jostling woke Brody from his hypnotic state She saw his sudden confusion, followed by shock as the catwalk tilted again He stumbled backward; his ar and missed His blue eyes filled with terror as he fell backward over the safety rail

Chapter 2

Screams of horror reverberated off of the walls Adrenaline took over as Mina lunged for Brody,the shoulder strap of his black Jansport backpack She had done it without thinking, even though she wasn’t very strong, and now she gritted her teeth as she sla her to cry out in pain There was a ht she had him and they were safe, but then her feet slowly lost contact with the floor Screa uselessly She was going to go over the railing with hirabbed her around the waist anchoring her Both her and Brody’s, doard morip on the backpack strap and felt pain shoot up through both arh the other strap; it had slid down to his elbow Reaching up, he used his other hand to hold on to get a firrip He stared upward, a panicked look on his face, the catwalk still swaying precariously

"Don’t worry! I’ve got you, Brody" Mina tried to sound co when heronto soot you," Nan’s voice was oing over Other students began to aid in the rescue Steven and Frank reached over to grab the backpack, helping relieve the burden of Brody’s weight They helped pull hirab onto the lower safety bar

Their own safety set aside, a few students laid on their storab onto Brody as he slowly pulled his oeight up to where his feet could find purchase on the catwalk

Mina felt like she couldn’t breathe until Brody had stepped back over the railing and was safe Once he was out of danger, she fell to her knees on the dia the painful prods as she was overco of intense relief Brody’s backpack was dumped on the floor next to her He leaned down to talk to Mina, but Steven and Frank pulled him away in excitement Mina looked at the ripped backpack and had to blink twice to see if she was delusional The rip she had heard was Brody’s backpack ripping, and it was in the exact same place and size as the hole in her backpack fro Only he could probably afford to buy a new one

Even though Brody was safe, Mina felt like she wasn’t She felt as if she were being s her, and the feeling was beco With all the kids eyes on her, she felt trapped

Even Claire looked rattled and scared, her blonde hair disheveled, her safety hat gone Liain control of the students ere celebrating, hugging and crying Several students slapped Mina’s back