I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

One night, maintenance men show up at Cammie’s room, asking where the girls want the fourth bed. The girls point to an empty corner and then go ask Cammie’s mom why they’re getting a fourth bed at all. Macey passed the entrance exam for the school and will be joining the sophomore class. Cammie and her friends try to argue, but Cammie’s mom brings them to a picture detailing the family tree of Gillian “Gilly” Gallagher—the woman who founded the school. Cammie is shocked to see that Gilly married a man with the last name McHenry and that Macy is Gilly’s descendant. Cammie’s mother ends the conversation, saying that if Macy McHenry wants to attend the school, “we'll find a place for her” (44). Since she’s coming to the school late, she’ll take classes with the seventh-grade first-years.

A week later, Cammie, Bex, and Liz are called to the headmistress’s office for Macey’s introduction to the school. Macey is disrespectful until Solomon throws a letter opener across the room, almost hitting her. Macey freaks out and makes a run for it but doesn’t get out of the room. Cammie’s mom gives her the history of the school, ending with the promise that no one will ever know what goes on there, “Especially your parents” (51).