I felt leather around my neck before I could be aware of anything else. What happened last night? I wondered. Did one of my exes have a fetish that I wasn’t aware of? Then I realized that none of my exes would have any clue what a fetish was, nor would they be able to execute it if they could. Jim was so strict about the girls staying on their level and boys on theirs.
Faintly, I heard a voice. “Oh, God! Oh, God! Not again! I thought I wouldn’t… Fuck! Just… Fuck!” the female tone had an edge of panic. The voice started to pant and then gasp. “William’s here, too?! No! I can’t…! This—” She started muttering and screaming. “Odd! Odd! It’s me, Cassidy! Oh, God! I didn’t want this! I wanted to relax last night…” She whimpered. “Yumi! ULRICH! Come on, please, wake up!”
My eyes started to open as I rose to a sitting position. My head throbbed. The room had muted …show more content…
“Before you freak out, Cassidy had beaten you to it.”
His voice started to rise. “How did she—?”
I shook my head. “Drop it, good buddy.” There, a faint unzipping sound rang through the muted atmosphere. Looking behind me, I saw that Cassidy had unzipped the bag. “What are you doing, Cat-Girl? That could be a bomb or something.”
“You watch too many action films. I’m just looking inside the bag. Maybe XANA left clues for us to work with.” She reached inside, my heart clenching as she did. She pulled out what looked to be a high heel. “None of us wear high heels.”
I shrugged, saying, “I only wear platform shoes when I want to look taller.”
Cassidy nodded, reaching in again and pulling out a piece of paper. “It has a pattern on it.” She handed it to me, and I looked at it. It had a grid pattern, as on math paper, but it had a few X’s in three random squares. I furrowed my brow and passed it on to Ulrich.
“I’ll keep this with me,” he grinned. “Maybe I can figure it out.”
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Cassidy nod, finding an iPod. “It only has one song. XANA must’ve preprogrammed
Faintly, I heard a voice. “Oh, God! Oh, God! Not again! I thought I wouldn’t… Fuck! Just… Fuck!” the female tone had an edge of panic. The voice started to pant and then gasp. “William’s here, too?! No! I can’t…! This—” She started muttering and screaming. “Odd! Odd! It’s me, Cassidy! Oh, God! I didn’t want this! I wanted to relax last night…” She whimpered. “Yumi! ULRICH! Come on, please, wake up!”
My eyes started to open as I rose to a sitting position. My head throbbed. The room had muted …show more content…
“Before you freak out, Cassidy had beaten you to it.”
His voice started to rise. “How did she—?”
I shook my head. “Drop it, good buddy.” There, a faint unzipping sound rang through the muted atmosphere. Looking behind me, I saw that Cassidy had unzipped the bag. “What are you doing, Cat-Girl? That could be a bomb or something.”
“You watch too many action films. I’m just looking inside the bag. Maybe XANA left clues for us to work with.” She reached inside, my heart clenching as she did. She pulled out what looked to be a high heel. “None of us wear high heels.”
I shrugged, saying, “I only wear platform shoes when I want to look taller.”
Cassidy nodded, reaching in again and pulling out a piece of paper. “It has a pattern on it.” She handed it to me, and I looked at it. It had a grid pattern, as on math paper, but it had a few X’s in three random squares. I furrowed my brow and passed it on to Ulrich.
“I’ll keep this with me,” he grinned. “Maybe I can figure it out.”
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Cassidy nod, finding an iPod. “It only has one song. XANA must’ve preprogrammed