CHAPTER NINE
“And then they just … disappeared?” said Headmaster Johanson a couple hours later, sitting on the other side of his desk, a frown on his face.
Sitting in Johanson’s office on the other side of his desk, Switch nodded and raised her forearm. “Yeah. This Hybrid guy raised his forearm like this, pressed a button, and, like magic, they all disappeared.”
“It was like magic, but not Incantation’s magic,” Bait said quickly. “Just wanted to make that clear, ‘cause Incantation was there and all.”
Switch looked at Bait irritably. “I think Johanson knows that, Bait. There’s no need to ruin my story with your ‘corrections.’”
“Sorry,” said Bait, though he didn’t sound sorry to Switch. “I just thought the Headmaster might appreciate some clarification on what happened.”
“Well, I—”
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