WATCHING by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Riley struggled to fight down her rising panic.

She could see no sign of Trudy among the people dancing on the patio.

She wouldn’t go anywhere else without telling me. Riley thought. She’d never leave without me,

But where was she?

As Riley stood there surveying the crowd, Cassie grabbed Gina by the hand and the two of them rejoined the dancing crowd. They certainly didn’t seem to be alarmed by Trudy’s absence. Riley tried to tell herself that she shouldn’t be alarmed either.

But she knew that her panic wouldn’t wane until she’d located her roommate. She had to be sure that Trudy was safe and sound.

Riley pushed her way out among the dancers to check more closely. She felt someone take hold of her hand, but when she whirled around she saw that it was a guy from one of her classes.

“C’mon,” he said.

Riley pulled her hand away and said, “Sorry, I’m just looking for …”

He moved off before she could even finish her sentence. As she made her way off the dance floor she saw him dancing in a threesome with Cassie and Gina. It was obvious they were all having a good time. This was exactly the kind of partying she had promised Trudy tonight, so why would Trudy skip out without a word?

Her roommate definitely wasn’t among the dancers or at any of the outdoor tables, so Riley made her way inside the club. She found that it was actually a lot more crowded indoors than on the patio. She couldn’t see over the heads of people who surrounded her. The music was also a lot louder in here, so nobody heard Riley groan aloud with despair.

If Trudy was here, would Riley be able to find her among this mob?

As she ventured across the glittering dance floor, Riley was buffeted by dancers flailing away to a particularly frantic and angsty song. She didn’t see Trudy anywhere, but she couldn’t be at all sure she hadn’t missed her in this crush.

She made her way toward the bar, where partiers swarmed and pushed their way toward the beleaguered bartender to make their orders. Riley knew it would be impossible to squeeze her way among them.

She tried to reason with herself …

If Trudy’s over there ordering a drink, she’ll show up before long.

But Riley couldn’t persuade herself to relax and wait until Trudy reappeared.

She headed into the women’s restroom, which was crowded with female students waiting to use the occupied stalls.

Fully aware that she was making a spectacle of herself, she yelled, “Trudy! Trudy! Are you in here?”

The other young women looked at Riley as if she’d lost her mind.

Maybe I have lost my mind, she thought.

But Riley wasn’t worried about what anybody thought of her at the moment.

She yelled, “Does anybody here know Trudy Lanier? Has anybody seen her? Does anybody know where she is?”

There were a lot of shaking heads and dropped jaws and quite a few no’s.

The only other place that Trudy could be was downstairs. Riley hurried in that direction and dashed down the stairs two steps at a time.

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