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“What the fuck did they do?” Oakley asks incredulously, “Whatever it was, it was some serious shit!”
“No kidding! To think about how hard our fathers have been on us for some of the shit we have pulled; I don't think we did anything that would warrant being threatened in the future.”
“Yeah,” I say as I stare at this letter, “We are dicks, but it sounds like our fathers may have really fucked up at some point.”
I open the third envelope addressed to the Provost and begin to read it, realizing that he must have just received it, which means, the stalker is close because this one wasn't mailed...there is no postage stamp on it. That means it had to have been delivered personally somehow.
Mr. Scott,
I've warned you what would happen if you didn't come clean. Now we have your daughter, and the fun can really begin! I have sent you a video, the first of many, if my demands are not met.
Come clean, or your lovely daughter won't be so lovely anymore...
“They are close,” I tell my friends, “How else would they have been able to deliver this letter so soon after what they did to her?”
“They can still be anywhere in town, though,” Oakley states.
“I'm not so sure,” Fynn says, “I have a gut feeling that they are close to the University.”
I nod, “I think you may be right. They always seem to be coming and going on foot. Unless they stash a car somewhere, I believe they may be students here at Helshire.”
“Now that you mention it,” Oakley pauses momentarily, “I find it odd that these threats didn't start until all four of us offspring were here. But that still doesn't mean they are students; it's just an observation.”
I pick up the last envelope. There is no writing on it, so I pull out the folded paper. There is a small note written on the front of it.
Do not read out loud...they are always listening.
Oakley and Fynn are reading over my shoulder, and when I glance at them, they nod their understanding. My attention returns to the paper, unfolding it, my eyes skim the small paragraph scribbled on the unlined paper.
Lords of Sin,
Remember to keep ANY and ALL evidence in the safe tucked away in the basement wall of the Fraternity House. These secrets are ours to keep. We take everything to our graves.
“What the actual fuck?” Fynn steps back.
A grin slowly appears, “I think we are done here, guys. There isn't anything here that's going to help us find our girl.” I put three of the four letters back into the manilla envelope and place it back in the drawer.
Tucking the fourth one into the back pocket of my jeans, I make sure my shirt covers it as I head to the door. Mr. Scott will know that we were here, so he will know that we got his message. I'm not sure what we will find in that safe because I've yet to use it, but whatever is there will help find my Lovely Lina; it has to.
Oakley is just pullingup to the Frat House when my phone pings. It's a text from the guy I had work on the street cameras. He's giving me a heads-up that he has sent me a file with his findings and that he could only track her so far, but then she just disappears. He tells me to just watch the videos, and I will understand.
Before heading to the basement, we head to my room to open the email with the videos. The first one is when Catalina leaves the Frat House and hugs the shadows so as not to be seen. He then captures her on the next street over, where she uses her phone to text someone. It must be Dani because she turns toward the dorms when her phone lights up and reads it.
My heart races when we see a car pull up next to her. I zoom in on the video and see her smiling. Catalina knows the person in the car, but we can't see the person clearly enough. When our girl gets into the car, and it drives away, we get a clear view of the car and license plate.
My friend keeps track of the car heading toward the dorms but stops at the convenience store on the way. A video outside the store still has no clear view of the driver, even as they get out because their head is down as they type away on their phone. The only thing we do know is that it's a guy who picked her up and that alone pisses me the fuck off. The fact that she would willingly get into another guy's car when she belongs to us is inexcusable.
Finally, the last video shows the car pulling up to the dorms and our girl getting out of the vehicle. She smiles and waves before turning and walking up the walkway. It's not very bright, with one of the streetlamps burnt out, so she doesn't see the shadowy figure stepping out from behind the bushes. We see them, though. It's just too bad they are wearing a mask and are dressed in all black.
We watch the stranger sneak up behind Lina and grab her, lifting a white cloth to her face before she goes limp. This person is male and is much bigger than our girl, so when he tosses her over his shoulder, it's as if she weighs nothing. Looking around, the stranger heads to the side of the brick building, disappearing into the shadows and taking Catalina with him.
