He does, and you show him a secret

"Sure, sounds good to me," he agrees as the two of you stroll up the gentle slope. You're content in silence and you seems embarrassed at inadvertently raising a painful subject and remains quiet.

As you walk you're thinking about the bizarre scene you witnessed last night after following the girls through the secret door. You feel a need to confide in someone, and Brian seems the logical choice. You're wondering how best to do that when you notice something. You reach out a hand and tug Brian behind some shrubbery.

Nodding up the hill you draw his attention to a tall black man in gardener's overalls leaving a stone outbuilding, closely followed by a pretty but plump schoolgirl. They both glance around furtively, then go their separate ways. You turn to Brian with a sarcastic grin.

"Innocent little schoolgirls," you snort. "What do you think those two were up to?"

He shrugs, watching the two out of sight. "Is that what you came up here to see?"

"No, that's just a surprise. Come on, I want to show you something."

You wait until the two are out of sight then lead him you to the stone building, the same one you entered last night. Pushing the door open you gesture him inside. He looks around, clearly puzzled at the smile on your face.

"It's a gardening shed," he says with a shrug. "I've seen one before. What's the big deal?"

"You've never seen a gardening shed like this," you answer, stepping to the back of the room and reaching up to press at a plank high on the wall. You grin at him, then push at the wall, opening the secret door.

"Open fucking sesame," you say with a laugh.

"What the hell..." he says as you beckon him forward, taking out your cell phone to use as a light. He steps into the narrow passage, looking utterly astonished.

"Last night I couldn't sleep. It happens sometimes. I went for a walk and saw some girls come in here. I looked in the window and they were gone, so I went in and tried to figure out where they went. A little later some other girls came in and I hid. I saw them open this door, and I followed them." He just stares at you, waiting for you to continue.

"I went down the stairs. There's a room down there with robes, and beyond that a balcony that looks onto some kind of temple. They did some kind of ritual."

"What kind?"

"That girl Chanel. They laid her on an altar and crammed a big dildo up her. They called it a reprimand."

"Jesus Fucking Christ! What the hell is that about? Reprimand for what?"

"Something she had done the night before. Causing a disturbance. They called themselves the White Briary. They greased her up and shoved this monster dildo up her and fucked her until she came."

"Are you fucking kidding?"

"I'm not. And guess what? They're coming back for another meeting tonight. I'm gonna come back tonight and watch. You in?"

He thinks about it for a few seconds then nods. "Of course. What do you think is going on?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. It was like some kind of weird sorority, but there aren't any here, at least supposedly. Most of them seemed to be students, obviously Chanel is and the girls who accidentally showed me this door. The two leaders wore masks and red robes. I couldn't see them but I had the sense they were older. The others called them 'Mother,' and their voiced were muffled by the masks."

"Are you saying they were teachers?"

"I don't know what the hell I'm saying. Maybe they're teachers, maybe they're just leaders of whatever cult or whatever the hell it is they're doing. But consider something else. Someone built this thing, and not yesterday. So whatever this White Briary thing is they've probably been around a while. Maybe it's like Skull and Bones at Yale. God knows these people have enough money and power to do this."

He shakes your head, as though trying to grasp what he's hearing.

"What time are they meeting?"

"I assume around the same time as last night. I was going to keep watch until the girls had gone in, then sneak in after them."

He nods agreement as you close the door.

"We better get to the library. The meeting will be starting soon," you say, then grin and nod to the ribbon tied box you still hold. "I see you met Miss Duplessis."

"Uhhh...yes. Why did she give you one too?"

"Yes. Cupcakes iced like tits? Me too. I'm guessing Darnell and Kyle got some too."

"Probably," he chuckles. "She's quite the tease."

"So she'll fit right in at this place," you laugh.