Campus Bones (Dead Remaining) by Vivian Barz

Author:Vivian Barz [Barz, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2021-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Jake’s cell phone alarm might as well have been a bullhorn. He cupped his skull as he frantically patted his bed—well, air mattress—in search of the offending object. Finally, finally, he located it, and the room went blissfully silent. Had he been hit by a train last night? It certainly felt like it. How had he even gotten home?

He frowned and sat up with a start when he saw that he’d gotten a text from Eric that simply read: WTF????? His frown deepened as his brain conjured snatches of the voice mail he’d left for his friend—something about him being a grown man . . . and him not being the boss? He slapped a hand across his forehead and fell back on his air mattress with a groan. He couldn’t stomach a call to Eric just yet. He was ashamed of himself and already wondering how he was ever going to be able to look him in the eye again.

It was time to face facts: He needed to get himself under control. He was drinking too much, had wasted hours and days and months of his life feeling sorry for himself . . . and then there was last night. He’d blacked out most of it, which, he suspected, might be something he’d done out of self-preservation. So, where would he begin?

He needed a distraction to help take his mind off things. He had school, of course, plus his teacher’s assistant gig. But, really, those things didn’t count. Those things were jobs. Which, truth be told, he really didn’t need to have anyway, given that he had inheritance money he could live off for the rest of his life, should he choose. But that was the last thing he’d ever want, since he’d probably die of boredom.

Observing strangers like a secret agent, however, would be a blast, and the notion of going undercover gave him something to look forward to almost as soon as the idea struck him. He was so enthused that he forgot all about his pounding headache as he made a move to take a shower. After that, campus.

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