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FINNEY STOOD IN FRONT OF HIS LOCKER!
As expected, the result of the break-in and the ominous threats led to warnings being placed all over the town. Curfews were being suggested. People were instructed to walk in pairs at night or to simply not go out.
At school in the morning, people were talking about the break-in and not their AP test of that day.
Finney heard fragments of conversations and theories tossed back and forth between people who walked past him. Cherry rolled her eyes at the sound of whispers around her.
Finney glanced over at her, noticing her expression. He wondered how frustrated she was getting.
People weren't even trying to hide their curiosity. Their gazes burned into her back as she kept to herself.
The rumors weren't even just about her. About the entire group of people. Vance, Finney, and Mia, too.
The information of the events had obviously spilled throughout the small town. The contents of the letters, the pit in the backyard.
All of it had gotten out and it seemed everybody and their mother were discussing in hushed tones, wondering about the next threat that would pop up.
How long would it take before they were questioned by officials?
The red-haired girl approached his locker, standing beside him. "Has anyone said anything to you yet?" She tilted her head.
Finney tried not to stare at her for too long. She was probably terrified, he tried to remember. It was too early in the morning to be ogling her, anyway.
"Not directly." He replied, shaking his head. "It's mostly just whispers and stares."
His gaze lingered on her face for a little too long.
Her dad had been keeping her on lockdown since the break-in. It was a wonder he even let her out of the house to go to school, but he supposed she couldn't miss the tests she'd paid for.
Finney had called her the entire night before that, helping her study. They went over every topic they'd covered in class and what she missed.
By the end of the conversation, they'd veered to the subject of Mia's accusation against Vance. Finney had secretly double-checked with one of the tutors that morning.
That didn't stop the whispers about Vance from going around, though.
As Finney closed his locker, he noticed a group of students nearby whispering and glancing in their direction.
Their faces were turned from his view but it was obvious they were talking about the pair and the recent break-in.
He tried to ignore the whisper. It proved to be harder than he expected since they were standing so close.
