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Sleep eludes me, and when Marshall calls just before eight in the morning my time, I pick up on the first ring.
“I went back to her apartment and interviewed some of the neighbors, explaining that I’m a cousin from out of town,” Marshall tells me. “One of the neighbors told me that they might be staying with the boyfriend of the roommate, Kat.”
“Is she?”
“She did the night before last, but she didn’t last night. They said she left.”
“Who’s ‘they?’”
“Kat and her boyfriend. They said she left to take her stats final, came back to the apartment sometime when they were all out, took her suitcase and left a note.”
“Did they show it to you? What did it say?”
“It said, ‘I need some time and space alone to process all that’s happened. Please don’t worry and give Simone a big hug for me. All my love, Bridget.’”
What the fuck…?
“You have any leads on where she could be?” I ask.
“Not right now.”
I curse. “Does the roommate know anything? Other friends that Bridget has?”
“She mentioned an aunt but doesn’t know if the woman lives local or not. There’s also some ex-boyfriend who apparently called back in November or December.”
“Have you tried talking to the other roommate, Simone?”
“I’ll try her next.”
I throw my toiletries into my suitcase and prepare for the flight that Cheryl booked for me. I should have flown back last night when I had the chance.
Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.
I have no idea what’s going on, but something’s up.
