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As the food winds down and Lorene feels a small envious pang in her stomach at having watched the other two enjoy their meals, Clover wipes her mouth with a napkin and looks back up at Samantha with curious eyes. “So, you don’t know the Coordinator either? Apparently she was another girl, like us.”

Samantha sips at her water. “No, I don’t know anything at all!” As the weight of what Clover said begins to sink in, the girl’s eyes widen. “…Wait. You’re saying that a person… d-died?”

A calming voice speaks in her ear. “Samantha. Don’t panic. Keep your composure. Ask them what happened, and if the police are involved.”

Samantha takes a deep breath, trying to keep the new revelation from bubbling out of control in her mind. “T-that’s kinda scary… and… wait, you thought I could’ve killed her?!”

“Samantha. Remain calm.” Hermione is listening intently.

“N-no, I didn’t!” Clover kinda had for a moment. “I was just asking! And you better not be lying about it! Wolf pack rule number one: Wolves never lie to each other! Look it up!”

“I… okay??” Samantha looks around nervously. “So, like, why did you think I k-killed someone anyway?? Are the police looking into this?”

Clover puts a hand to her chin. “I don’t know!” As she turns to Lorene to see if she had any idea, Clover realizes that Lorene had never put on the ears. …A little suspicious. And a bit hurtful.

Lorene just watches the two, non-plussed. “We really don’t know too much, at this point.” She pauses, as she considers whether or not to share that they knew the location of the body. “All we really know is that she apparently died.”

The three girls stare down at the table in front of them, Clover intermittently taking the last sips of her milkshake.

>What now?