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suspiciously.
“Oh, you’ll see,” she answered, dropping a few remaining items into her carry-on bag.
“What?” I demanded.
“Um...it’s Christmas. I can keep my secrets.” Touché , I thought. Who am I to come between a girl and her secrets?
“Fine!” I threw my hands up in the air and gathered my purse and jacket from the hooks by the door. “Will you guys give me a ride into town? The one thing I can’t bear is three weeks of cafeteria food.”
“I will if I can find my keys,” Sam frowned, rifling through her purse and patting down her pockets.
“Were you holding them when you walked it?” Mattie asked.
“I think so,” Sam scratched her head. Mattie looked at me over Sam’s head and we both rolled our eyes, knowing exactly where they were.
Mattie opened the fridge and Sam peered in.
“Now how did they get in there?” Sam scratched her head as she plucked them from beside the Diet Cokes.
“Check your email when you get back to campus,” Mattie instructed as she hugged me goodbye. “Your Christmas gift from us should be there by the time you get back!” Mattie half squealed with excitement as she slid into the front seat of Sam’s car.
“Christmas gift?” Sam pulled her eyebrows into a question as she took her turn hugging me goodbye. Mattie’s devious smile stretched all the way across her face.
“I’ll tell you on the way to the airport,” she winked at Sam and slid a pair of huge sunglasses into place.
“Well, thanks. I guess,” I answered, eyeing my roommate suspiciously. “What are you up to, Mattie?” I tried to get it out of her one last time.
“Making wishes come true. That’s what this season is all about, right?”
I sighed over Sam’s shoulder, knowing I wasn’t going to get anything out of Mattie, and threw my hands up in overly dramatic defeat when Sam released me.
“I miss you guys already!” Sam had turned to climb in her car, but as soon as the words were out of my mouth, she whirled back to me, cupping my shoulders in her hands.
“That settles it Faye, you are coming home with me if I have to bind and gag you.” With each word she shook my shoulders for effect.
“No, Faye’s going to be just fine,” Mattie insisted. “You know what a loner she is.” Mattie lowered her sunglasses long enough to give me a knowing wink. “I’m going to miss my flight,” she pointed at her watch impatiently.
“Fine!” Sam slumped down in the driver’s seat, fired up the convertible’s engine and eased into traffic.
“Goodbye, Faye!” They both yelled over the purr of the motor and Mattie blew air kisses my way.
I watched the red car turn to a tiny dot on the black top and then disappear around a turn before I walked across the street to the Robin’s Bluff Market.
Chapter Seven
Danger In The Water
Craving nothing but the solace of my room, I gave a small wave to the few students who called out to me as they packed their cars and hustled down the hall way. I was ready for them to be gone. I was ready to be alone, so maybe I could finally figure some things out. I knew what I had to do, and no one could be around for whatever my plan might unleash. No one.
The handful of hours that ticked off the clock while I waited for the remaining students to leave Hawthorne Hall for break were excruciating. For the first hour I paced, peeking out the door to see if the coast was clear a dozen times...it never was. The second hour passed with me trying to do one of Mattie’s stupid yoga tapes, thinking the meditation might calm my mind. No such luck. By the third hour I felt like the poor little ball inside a pinball machine. But the sun was sinking low, and the students would soon be gone.
Finally, an hour after sunset, the dorm was quiet. I tiptoed from my room, up and down the hallways, making sure there were no students left. The light was on in the resident assistant’s room, but when I knocked no one answered, telling me she was out for the
“Oh, you’ll see,” she answered, dropping a few remaining items into her carry-on bag.
“What?” I demanded.
“Um...it’s Christmas. I can keep my secrets.” Touché , I thought. Who am I to come between a girl and her secrets?
“Fine!” I threw my hands up in the air and gathered my purse and jacket from the hooks by the door. “Will you guys give me a ride into town? The one thing I can’t bear is three weeks of cafeteria food.”
“I will if I can find my keys,” Sam frowned, rifling through her purse and patting down her pockets.
“Were you holding them when you walked it?” Mattie asked.
“I think so,” Sam scratched her head. Mattie looked at me over Sam’s head and we both rolled our eyes, knowing exactly where they were.
Mattie opened the fridge and Sam peered in.
“Now how did they get in there?” Sam scratched her head as she plucked them from beside the Diet Cokes.
“Check your email when you get back to campus,” Mattie instructed as she hugged me goodbye. “Your Christmas gift from us should be there by the time you get back!” Mattie half squealed with excitement as she slid into the front seat of Sam’s car.
“Christmas gift?” Sam pulled her eyebrows into a question as she took her turn hugging me goodbye. Mattie’s devious smile stretched all the way across her face.
“I’ll tell you on the way to the airport,” she winked at Sam and slid a pair of huge sunglasses into place.
“Well, thanks. I guess,” I answered, eyeing my roommate suspiciously. “What are you up to, Mattie?” I tried to get it out of her one last time.
“Making wishes come true. That’s what this season is all about, right?”
I sighed over Sam’s shoulder, knowing I wasn’t going to get anything out of Mattie, and threw my hands up in overly dramatic defeat when Sam released me.
“I miss you guys already!” Sam had turned to climb in her car, but as soon as the words were out of my mouth, she whirled back to me, cupping my shoulders in her hands.
“That settles it Faye, you are coming home with me if I have to bind and gag you.” With each word she shook my shoulders for effect.
“No, Faye’s going to be just fine,” Mattie insisted. “You know what a loner she is.” Mattie lowered her sunglasses long enough to give me a knowing wink. “I’m going to miss my flight,” she pointed at her watch impatiently.
“Fine!” Sam slumped down in the driver’s seat, fired up the convertible’s engine and eased into traffic.
“Goodbye, Faye!” They both yelled over the purr of the motor and Mattie blew air kisses my way.
I watched the red car turn to a tiny dot on the black top and then disappear around a turn before I walked across the street to the Robin’s Bluff Market.
Chapter Seven
Danger In The Water
Craving nothing but the solace of my room, I gave a small wave to the few students who called out to me as they packed their cars and hustled down the hall way. I was ready for them to be gone. I was ready to be alone, so maybe I could finally figure some things out. I knew what I had to do, and no one could be around for whatever my plan might unleash. No one.
The handful of hours that ticked off the clock while I waited for the remaining students to leave Hawthorne Hall for break were excruciating. For the first hour I paced, peeking out the door to see if the coast was clear a dozen times...it never was. The second hour passed with me trying to do one of Mattie’s stupid yoga tapes, thinking the meditation might calm my mind. No such luck. By the third hour I felt like the poor little ball inside a pinball machine. But the sun was sinking low, and the students would soon be gone.
Finally, an hour after sunset, the dorm was quiet. I tiptoed from my room, up and down the hallways, making sure there were no students left. The light was on in the resident assistant’s room, but when I knocked no one answered, telling me she was out for the
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