Indigo Incite (The Indigo Trilogy) by Jacinda Buchmann

heard her thoughts.
    This
is too weird , Liliana
thought. I’ve never had someone else in my head. You must be used to it,
having your brother and all, but it’s a first for me.
    It’s
kind of a first for me, too. I mean, I’m used to my brother. He’s been in my head
since the day we were born. But I’ve never had anyone else hear my thoughts .
    He
smiled at Liliana. She really was pretty. Remembering that she could hear his
thoughts, he focused to push all feelings of attraction aside and worked to
keep his mind on the problem at hand. So, what do you think ? He
continued the silent conversation. You tell your grandfather that you’re
going to stay with your friend and then you come with us? What about your
friend? Do you think she’ll say something?
    No, I
trust her. Obviously, I can’t tell her what I’m up to, but if I ask her not to
tell anyone, she’ll stay quiet.
    What
if your other friends call your grandfather’s place and ask for you?
    They
won’t. Aimee’s the only one with his number. My other friends would call my
cell phone . Liliana
frowned as she thought the plan through. I’ll have Aimee tell my friends
that I have laryngitis. And even if they did happen to get his number and call,
my grandfather only speaks Chinese. Basically all he’d be able to say is,
‘Liliana not here’ ."
    Tyler laughed.
“It’s perfect,” he said out loud. “Probably the best plan we’re going to be
able to come up with.”
    Eddie
looked back and forth between Tyler and Liliana, who were still smiling at each
other as though they shared a secret. “Excuse me? Plan? Why do I get the
feeling that I just missed out on an entire conversation?”
    Tyler
shared a smile with Liliana and laughed. “Sorry I guess we forgot for a moment
that this is a three-way conversation.”
    Their
waitress stepped up to the table, then, and interrupted. “Can I get the three
of you anything else?”
    “Uh, no,
thanks,” Tyler replied. “I think we’re ready for the check.”
    “Okay
then. I’ll be right back,” she said and departed.
    Eddie
turned to Liliana. “So what’s the plan? You coming with us?”
    “It
looks like I am. I must be crazy.”
    “Join
the crowd. I’ve been convinced that I must be crazy since I began this
escapade.” He looked to Tyler. “Where are we headed next?”
    “We need
to go to Liliana’s place so that she can pack a bag and pretend to go to her
friend’s house. And then…I don’t know. Hopefully I’ll hear from Toby soon.”
    “What
about my school?” Liliana interrupted. “When I don’t show up tomorrow, they’ll
call my house. And when they don’t get ahold of anyone there, they’ll call my
grandfather. The school secretary does speak Chinese.”
    “Does
the school know that your parents are out of the country?” Tyler asked.
    “No, we
never told them.”
    “Does
your father speak English?”
    “Yeah. What
are you thinking?”
    “I’m
thinking that Eddie can call the school tomorrow morning, pretend to be your
father, and tell them that you’re going to be out sick for the rest of the
week.”
    Liliana
raised her eyebrows and frowned with skepticism.
    “Don’t
worry. It’ll work.”
    When she
still looked hesitant, Tyler sent a pleading look to Eddie for assistance.
    “Yeah,
don’t worry about it,” Eddie reassured her. “It’ll work.” Then, he spoke in a
baritone voice, “I’ll call the school tomorrow and pretend to be your father.”
    Liliana
laughed. “My father doesn’t have that deep of a voice. Your own voice should do
just fine. They don’t know my father that well to recognize what he sounds like
anyway.”
    Just
then, Toby’s thoughts entered his mind. Good, you found her, didn’t you? Are
you with Liliana?
    A wave
of relief swept over him and he spoke to his brother out loud, “You’re here! I
was so worried that you wouldn’t be able to reach me. Yeah, I’m with Eddie and
Liliana.”
    Eddie
glanced at him with a look of curiosity.