Warn someone

“We have to warn people,” you say desperately.

The detective grabs you and pulls you close. “It’s dangerous. If you aren’t in on it, you don’t know who is. It could be anyone.”

“You don’t know us,” you protest, pushing her off.

The detective takes a deep breath for patience.

“Look, I believe you. But there’s something bad going on here, and you’re in danger. I’m getting help. I want you to be careful,” she says.

“You’re leaving?” you ask, stunned.

“I’ll go and get my friend. Staying here when they might have my gun would be crazy,” the detective tells you earnestly. “You can come with me.”

“What? Go hiking out into the rain?” You scoff. “I need to warn people!”

“I won’t **** you. But I’m asking you to be careful,” she says.

“I will,” you reply.

“OK. Thanks for helping me. Good luck,” she says, and with that, she’s hurrying down the stairs.

You watch her go, unsure what to think. This is all coming at you so fast.

CCL, up to no good? Well… you can imagine it. But you also aren’t convinced. The officers can be total bitches, but that comes with the territory. They can also be very sweet.

But you know one thing for sure: you’ve spent most of the night with Becka and Bao. And you know that Becka and Bao are both cool. They certainly are not trying to hurt anyone.

So that’s where you have to start. You don’t know where Becka got to, but you know exactly where Bao is.

You cast a worried look downstairs, but the detective is long gone. You look down the hallway, but there’s no sign of anyone. All you hear is the rain on the house. A chill runs down your spine as you recall the sight of that figure behind the detective. It was like something out of a movie.

You hurry back to Bao’s guest room and let yourself in without knocking. Bao sits up with a gasp, and it looks like she had actually fallen asleep.

“Oh,” she says, seeing you in the lamplight. “It’s you.”

“Hi,” you say. She’s so cute, looking all bleary like this. You turn back to the door and lock it, then go to the bed and take her hand. “Bao, something might be going on. We have to talk.”

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