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“The house is completely out of bounds.”
“Not a problem,” Reef agrees.
“What else?” I ask.
The professor snorts.
“One of you must be with Malia at all times.”
My heart sinks. “But if Summer comes, I want to talk to her.”
“And you can. With one of the guys there. We’re not risking your safety, Malia. Never again.”
“Okay,” I say. He’s right. And although I don’t think Summer will be open and honest with me if one of the guys is with me, I will at least be able to tell if she’s lying to me. Hopefully. Maybe I can lose whoever’s with me and grab a moment alone to speak to her. “Wait, what?”
“Something unclear, Miss Van der Zee?” I scowl at the way he’s reverted to using my full name after sayingMalialike a prayer.
“You said one of the guys must be with me.”
“I did.”
“Where will you be?”
“I’m a teacher, Miss Van der Zee. I’m hardly going to party with my students.”
I guess that makes sense. Even though he’s not really a professor. I still feel a stab of disappointment though.
“You’ll be around though, right? At the house?”
“I’ll keep an eye on—out, for trouble, if that’s what you mean.”
I nod. It makes me feel better to know he’ll be close by, but I don’t know why. It’s not that I don’t feel safe with the others or I think anything bad will happen. It’s more…I feel sad for him I guess, missing out.
“Woohoo so I get to have a birthday party?” Bhodi whoops.
“You sound like a little kid,” I snort.
“There better be cake, little dot. If you’re throwing me a party, I expect cake.”
“And party bags?” I smirk.
He winks at me. “Nah, not for all the guests. You can just save a few party favours for me.”
The professor clears his throat loudly, and I turn crimson. Oh dear god, does he know what Bhodi’s implying? He’s not very subtle, but he is a bit older than us so maybe…
The prof’s voice in my head halts my spiral.“Yes, Miss Van der Zee. I know exactly what Bhodi’s implying.”
Kill me now.
I throw myself into party planning. What else is there to do? I’m not allowed to leave the house, not even to go to class, even though the murders and disappearances have stopped. Planning this party for Bhodi is an excellent distraction.
It means I’m too busy to hang out with the guys, though I’m using it as an excuse to avoid them if I’m honest. I’m still trying to get my head around everything, and they all have opinions on the matter that they wish to share with me. Cove keeps offering to help but I turn him down every time, preferring to stay in his room and work alone.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard, I try to keep my mind solely on the party, and my plans to sneak away to talk to Summer alone, my thoughts, keep wandering back to the prophecy.
I’ve made a decision about what I want to do. The guys aren’t going to like it. But tough. This is my life and for the first time ever I get to be the one making the decisions that affect me.
Now, I just need to figure out when’s the best time to tell them. I think I’d rather speak to each of them individually, rather than call a family meeting and have to deal with them four on one. I know that they will try to change my mind and talk me around, but I’ve made my decision and I won’t be swayed.
