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An hour later, the bus pul ed into a parking lot Kylie had seen the Shadow Fal s Cale of fear stirred in her stoaze around, alh fence and a locked gate They were, after al , considered to be

"troubled" teens

Kylie heard the bus engine rumble to a stop The bus driver jumped down from the seat and stretched her little chubby arms up over her head Kylie still didn&039;t kno she reached the gas pedals

"We&039;re the last bus to arrive, guys," she said "Everyone is waiting in thethem to your cabins later"

Kylie looked at her suitcase She hadn&039;t put a tag on it Hoould they knoas her suitcase? Easy-they wouldn&039;t Great, she could take the luggage with her and risk getting in trouble for not fol owing the rules, or leave it and risk losing al her clothes She was not going to lose her clothes She reached for her suitcase "They&039;l bring it to you," Miranda said

"It doesn&039;t haveto keep the sharpness froure it out I pro to believe her? No

Suddenly, the green-eyed Trey lookalike moved into the aisle "Believe her," he said

Kylie looked at hi about this guy she believed While standing there, he reached in his pocket and pul ed out some money and dropped it in her hands

"Excuse me," Goth Girl, said, and pushed past Miranda

Kylie stared at the dol ar and few coins

"It&039;s your change from the store" He motioned for her to step into the aisle

She dropped the ed hers She felt him behind her Felt hiainst her back

"My na to his deep voice and feeling Derek behind her, she didn&039;t see Blond Boy jump out into the aisle In mid-step motion, Kylie had one of two choices Plow into Blondie or fal back into Derek An easy decision Derek&039;s hands caught her by the upper forearainst her bare skin where her sleeves ended

She looked up over her shoulder and their gazessmile Like Trey&039;s Her heart did a little jump God, sheDerek&039;s warm touch Why that seeirl&039;s coldness had left an equal y odd impression

They e cabin-like structure Right before Kylie entered the door, she heard a strange kind of roar Like a lion She paused to see if she heard it again, and Derek bumped into her "We&039;d better move inside," he whispered Kylie&039;s stomach fluttered with fear As she took that first step over the threshold, she soed About fifty or sixty people fil ed the huge dining hal that had large picnic tables running paral el to each other, and the air sers So felt off, odd It took her a minute to realize what it was Silence No one spoke If this was the school&039;s lunch room, she probably wouldn&039;t be able to hear herself think And that&039;s what everyone appeared to be doing right now Thinking A quick sweep of the crowd had Kylie once again feeling as if she didn&039;t belong here There was a large amount of what Kylie&039;s mom would cal

"rebel ion evidence" Sure, Kylie rebel ed But she guessed she did her thing in less noticeable ways, not so s Like the time she and Sara had painted her room purple without permission Her mom had freaked These kids, they didn&039;t just paint their rooms, they wore their rebel ion boldly Like Miranda&039;s hair or that other kid on the bus who had nose rings and piercings As Kylie&039;s gaze shifted around, she noticed a couple of kids had tattoos or shaved heads And there were tons one out of style with troubled kids

Uneasiness started crawling on Kylie&039;s skin Maybe she had hung out with Sara too long, but it seemed evident that she didn&039;t fit in But unlike Sara, Kylie wasn&039;t so eager to become one with this crowd