Monster in Me | Teen Wolf [Book 2]

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Scarlett was sitting on her bed working on some homework when her phone rang, startling her. Quickly picking it up, she checked the caller ID seeing Lydia's name flash across the screen. "Hey Lyds."

"Can you come to the school? Like right now?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Scarlett asks, eyebrows knitting together in concern. She stands up, pulling on her black vans as she waits for Lydia to answer.

"There's a dead body. I went out but without realizing where I was going I ended up at the school."

"Okay, just stay there. I'll bring Scott. We'll be there soon."

"Thanks, I'll let Allison and Stiles know too." She hangs up the phone before Scarlett gets the chance to say anything else.

Walking through the bathroom, Scarlett pushes Scott's door open. "We need to meet Lydia at the school. She said there's a dead body."

Scott's eyes widened in surprise. "Okay, let me tell Stiles-"

"Lydia said that she would. She's going to tell Allison too. Let's go."

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Arriving at the school, Stiles' jeep pulls up beside Scott and Scarlett. As soon as he's out of the car he asks, "Where is she?"

"Over here!" Allison calls. They all turn their heads to see Allison and Lydia coming around the corner.

"What happened?" Scott questions.

"I don't know. I just got here."

The group turns to Lydia to wait for her to answer. "It's the same thing-same as the pool. I got into my car, heading somewhere totally different, then ended up here. And you told me to call when there's a dead body."

Stiles interrupts, "You found a dead body?"

"Not yet."

"What do you mean not yet? You're supposed to call after you find the dead body. After."

"Oh, no. I'm not doing that again. You find the dead body from now on."

"How are we supposed to find the dead body?"

"Don't yell at her!" Scarlett wraps a protective arm around Lydia as she scolds Stiles. "She's still new to this, hell we all are still pretty new to this supernatural thing. And you can't blame her for not wanting to be the first person to find the dead body! Especially by herself."

Stiles opens his mouth to retort but Scott speaks first, "Guys... I found the dead body." They all follow his gaze to the Beacon Hills High School sign. On top of it lays the dead body of a deputy, blood streaming down the sign like something you would see in a slasher film.

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"Idioms, analogies, metaphors and similes. All tools for the writer to tell their story." Ms. Blake says as she walks between Scarlett and Lydia's desk. She pauses as she looks down at Lydia, who is drawing rather than taking notes. "Lydia, I wasn't aware you had so many hidden talents."

"You and every guy I've ever dated." Lydia replies.

Scarlett immediatley brings her hand to her mouth and bites her lip to stop herself from laughing, "And that was an idiom by the way." Ms. Blake answers.

Lydia looks back down to continue drawing as Ms. Blake continues, "Idioms are something of a secret to the people who know the language or culture. They're phrases that only make sense if you know key words. Saying jump the gun is meaningful only if you know about the starting gun in a race. Or a phrase like seeing the whole board."