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students were required to check a box stating what
gender they were to make the chat window turn blue or
pink.
    “ Yeah just started.” I
typed.
    “ How are you liking
things?”
    “ Very good. I love the
campus.”
    “ Listen, my friends
and I have this tradition where we welcome new
students.”
    “ I’m
listening.” I had a
break.
    “ Come over to the
North dorms tonight for an initiation party.”
    I thought for second.
What should I do? I couldn’t go. Annika was a girl. I was clearly
not. Plus, I didn’t actually know if this person was the suspect.
Then an idea struck me. “Is
this a plus one invitation?”
    “ We don’t usually take
plus one’s, but I’ll make an exception for you. You’ve got pretty
eyes.”
    “ Um…
thanks.” I added a blushing
emoticon. For my profile picture, Mark had used a picture of one of
our female colleagues. “Thank
you. I don’t usually go out without my
boyfriend.”
    “ No
problems. See you at 9.” The
user, M. Blake signed off promptly after that, and
so did I. I had a party to plan for, but first, I had to check in
on Charli.
    I tried calling her,
but all I was getting was her voicemail. Damn.
     
    Charli
     
    I felt nothing, but
his body against mine in the darkness.
    “ Why is it so dark?” I
asked, my voice an echo.
    “ We don’t need light.”
Again, his voice made me shudder and my body melted into his. He
pushed me back against the wall, and his lips came crashing down on
mine, stealing my breath and my soul.
    “ You’re so beautiful,
Charli,” he growled.
    “ How do you know? You
can’t see me.” Okay as soon as it came out of my mouth, I knew it
had sounded stupid.
    “ I don’t have to see
you to know you’re beautiful.” I reached out to find his face. His
lips met my fingers.
    “ Frankie. I want to
see you,” My breath came out shaky.
    “ Come on.” He took my
hand, and he began pulling me along. A light flickered above us
and, in each flicker, I saw snapshots of his face. I couldn’t pick
his expression. My conscience was trying to break through, but I
wouldn’t let it. I felt like I needed Frankie the same as I needed
air. I didn’t understand it, but hey, that’s how I felt. We climbed
a flight of stairs to the next floor and up there it was brighter.
The lights weren’t broken. We stopped outside a door mid-way down
the corridor, and Frankie pulled a key out of his pocket. He turned
to look at me before opening the door, and my heart faltered. I
couldn’t believe I was here. I was in his room.
     
     
     

Chapter
Twelve
     
    Nathan
     
    When I went to
Charli’s room a few hours later she still wasn’t there. I was
beginning to worry. What if
the suspect had already lured her into his trap? I shook my head. No, I couldn’t let
myself go there. Part of me didn’t want to admit the possibility,
but the cop side of me had to go there. Charli was my
responsibility. I couldn’t live with myself if she had been caught
due to my selfishness. I had let my personal feelings get in the
way of my job. How stupid could I be?
    I checked my watch. It was 5pm. I still
had four hours to kill before the party. Time for plan B.
    When I reached Mia’s door, a voice
startled me.
    “ Looking for me?” I
turned and saw Mia coming down the hall towards me, coffee cup in
one hand and shopping bags in the other.
    “ Yes,
actually.”
    “ Ain’t this a nice
surprise? Come in.” Juggling her shopping bags and coffee in one
hand, she jiggled her keys in the lock and pushed the door open
with her foot.
    “ I’d love to, but I
can’t stay. Have you heard from Charli recently?”
    “ She’s not in her
room?”
    “ No. I’ve tried
calling, too, but there’s no answer.”
    “ Hmm. Then she’s
probably with Frankie.”
    I shifted my weight
and stared at my feet. “Right. Thanks.” Of course, she was with
Frankie. I felt my blood begin to boil. I walked away before my
distaste started to show.
    “ They really are meant
to be,” Mia