Chapter 54
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The only people to remain with Isaiah as the crowd moved away were Luke and Jackson. An impression had been carved deep in their hearts of Isaiah that they really needed to question.

As Isaiah stood there, wondering what it was he was going to do with James, who he was sure was responsible for leaking the story to Walter that he was named the owner of the Hiatus Hotel not so long ago, Jackson and Luke moved closer to him.

"What was that all about, Isaiah?" Jackson asked.

"What's going on?" Luke added. "Did anything happen between you and Walter that he was talking about?"

"My friends," Isaiah began, placing his hands on both their shoulders. "I will explain everything when I can. Not now. But I will explain soon enough."

The boys were now getting impatient with Isaiah's constant pushing away of the question. Ever since Professor Lance got fired, he had been behaving in a very odd manner. Yet, both of them found no need to voice their concerns now.

"I have to go look for someone," Isa
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