032 High Marks for Malice
“Cass gawked at her, astonished. “Why did you do that?”
Nancy picked up the pillow. “To stop you from finishing the job.”
“Finishing? I was going to put it behind his head. The one they’ve used is so thin.” Slowly, understanding dawned in her hazel eyes. “You thought I was going to—to kill Line?”
“It certainly crossed my mind, since you almost ran me down not twenty minutes ago.”
Cass’s cheeks turned as red as her hair. “Didn’t anyone ever teach you not to step out from behind a car without look...ing first? I wouldn’t have hit you. I figured I had enough room to pass you.”
“You did,” Nancy said dryly, “after I’d jumped out of the way. Why did you take the things from Line’s locker and hide them under your coat? Why’d you sneak them out of the Fish Tank?”
Cass was clearly shocked that Nancy knew. Then her chin came up defiantly. They stared at each other, Nancy waiting for an answer, Cass looking as if she were about to explode.
“I took them so you wouldn’t get them!”MoreLess
Nancy picked up the pillow. “To stop you from finishing the job.”
“Finishing? I was going to put it behind his head. The one they’ve used is so thin.” Slowly, understanding dawned in her hazel eyes. “You thought I was going to—to kill Line?”
“It certainly crossed my mind, since you almost ran me down not twenty minutes ago.”
Cass’s cheeks turned as red as her hair. “Didn’t anyone ever teach you not to step out from behind a car without look...ing first? I wouldn’t have hit you. I figured I had enough room to pass you.”
“You did,” Nancy said dryly, “after I’d jumped out of the way. Why did you take the things from Line’s locker and hide them under your coat? Why’d you sneak them out of the Fish Tank?”
Cass was clearly shocked that Nancy knew. Then her chin came up defiantly. They stared at each other, Nancy waiting for an answer, Cass looking as if she were about to explode.
“I took them so you wouldn’t get them!”MoreLess
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