Total pages in book: 177
Estimated words: 178117 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 891(@200wpm)___ 712(@250wpm)___ 594(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 178117 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 891(@200wpm)___ 712(@250wpm)___ 594(@300wpm)
I check and frown, confused. “Kayla?”
She told me she was going out to a restaurant with Crystal, but maybe they came back early.
Still, there’s no response, so I get up from my seat and pick up the package. It’s badly packed in recycled paper with only a wire keeping it all together. I pull apart the wire and the paper comes apart.
I shriek and drop it all to the floor.
Inside is a note covered in blood.
I know you’re Eve’s sister. I’ve seen you around campus. Watch yourself. Or you might end up facing the same fate.
I immediately open the door and run out. “Who was that?”
In the back of the hallway, a girl runs away, and I immediately go for the chase. Without shoes and in my pajamas, I bolt through the hall, ignoring the many faces peeking out the doors to see what all the ruckus is about.
I rush down the stairs while the girl is already ahead, running through the common living room. I follow her all the way to the kitchen and out the back door into the dark of the night.
I finally catch up with her a few steps away from the sorority and jump on top of her.
We fall into the grass, and I fight her for control while she shrieks like a banshee. When I’ve finally pinned her to the ground, I see who it is.
Sadie.
The girl my sister once fought with.
I grasp her by the hair and growl, “Did you put that note under my door?”
She whimpers. “Please don’t hurt me. Please!”
“Was it you? Did you make her jump?” I seethe in her ear.
She cries out, “What? Who?”
“Eve!”
I pull her hair again. “No! Jesus. Why would you even—”
“Then why did you leave that note?” I interrupt.
“I was told to do it!” she screams.
“Bullshit!” I slam her face into the mud.
“No, it’s the truth. Please, you gotta believe me!” She’s crying real tears now, but I don’t know if they’re sincere or if it’s because she got caught.
“Some guy told me to put that under your door. I didn’t know what was inside,” she adds.
“What’s his name?” I grit.
“Nathan,” she replies. “I don’t know his last name. He’s one of my classmates at Business and Hospitality.”
Nathan? Where have I heard that name before?
Maybe it’s in the diary. I should check it out and see if it’s legit.
Maybe he’s the one responsible for my sister’s death.
My nostrils flare, and after a final push, I get off the girl.
She spins around and crawls backward away from me. “Jesus Christ. You literally attacked me.”
I flick my hands, shaking off the mud as I stare into her eyes. “The fucking package he made you shove underneath my door contains blood.”
Her whole face turns white, and she looks like she’s about to vomit.
The door behind me slams open again, but I pay no attention to the girls swarming out of the sorority.
“Girls!” The sorority leader, Tilda, steps forward. “Did you forget about rule number one? No fighting.”
I gaze at Sadie, threatening her with a look.
She’s got the wrong one if she thinks she can mess with me.
“It’s fine,” Sadie suddenly mutters to Tilda. “We were … fighting over a boy.”
Tilda frowns and then bursts out into laughter. “Girls… boys are never, ever worth it. Trust me.”
Two people approach from the side of the road, Kayla and Crystal. When they see us, they immediately come running toward me. “What happened here?” Crystal asks, eyeing the girl behind me.
Sadie gets off the ground after two girls from the sorority help her. “I’m okay,” she says, patting down her clothes. “It’s only a little mud. No worries.”
She’s trying to play it off.
Good.
Because if she gets me fucking kicked out of this sorority, she’ll be in far deeper shit than she already is.
“It won’t happen again. I promise,” I say.
“Well, you’ve broken a rule now, so I have to punish you both,” Tilda says, rubbing her lips together. “But we’ll talk tomorrow. Get some rest first. And no more fighting, or it’ll turn into an actual suspension. Understood?”
I quickly reply, “Yes.”
Sadie nods.
I don’t want to get kicked out over trying to find out what happened to my sister, so I’ll have to do things more secretly from now on. Keep my cool. No more losing my temper.
Although, I now finally have an actual lead.
Sadie walks around me, avoiding getting too close for fear of a punch. I’d probably do the same if I was her.
Kayla approaches and grabs my arm. “Did you two fight?”
I nod. “She shoved a note underneath my door.”
She frowns. “Oh … okay. Well, that doesn’t seem like a big deal.”
I sigh out loud and wait until the rest of the sorority girls have gone back inside before I pull her to the side. “Look, I can’t explain it, but something evil is going on at this university.”