My Heart, Their Secret

empty. Her desk was clear, her bed was stripped, and her closet was op

sitting at her desk and s

them come back late last night. They packed up a

ree roommates disappear, now a girl I just met

ecause of m

aid, though she didn' t sound convinced.

e when she saw me, her hand gripping the doorknob. S

pus," she said, her voice quiet and str

me?" I ask

hrugged and walked over to her bed. She

voice barely a whisper. "Wh

ll night. I slept on the floor right there." I point

edge of fear. "I saw you. Around 2 a.m. I got up to use the

. "I was asleep. I' m a heavy sleeper. I didn'

late studying, and you were definitely asleep when I final

Karen. "I still have the key card Jessica gave me." I held up the ke

th a terror that looked identical to Lisa' s from the night before. It

ered. "You came back around su

ng," Jessica said, trying

ody trembling. She grabbed her backpack and practically ran out

ling creeping up my spine. "Wh

t know, Sarah. This is

e a form and told me my former roommates had officially transferred schools, I found myself wal

again, to understand what she thought she saw. But then I saw her friend glance over her shoulder, spo

tate. She grabbed her friend' s hand and they practically ran in t

like I had some contagious disea

taped to the door. I pressed my ear against the cold wood, listening. Silence. I tried the handle, but it was

ouldn' t have been in there. The door was locked.

shake the feeling that something was