Chapter 3The Blind Side

「Tired, tired... sleep, sleep...」

I lay down on my bed.

But sleep was out of the question tonight.

I just didn't realize that even if I could have slept, I wouldn’t have been allowed to.

About an hour later, Toby slowly sat up.

The dorm room was dark; I could only see his shadowy upper body like a ghost.

He turned his head slowly, appearing to be staring directly at me.

He was checking to see if I was asleep.

I pretended I was.

Even if I was awake, I should be seeing nothing...

That thought made the night even more excruciating.

Not long after, I realized Toby had climbed down from his bunk.

We have lofts with desks underneath, so it was darker down there. I could slightly squint my eyes and peek.

I saw Toby put on a face mask, probably to remind himself not to make any sound.

I saw him open the dorm door.

And then I saw another person outside dragging a body in!

They hadn't disposed of it yet.

I tried to see the accomplice’s face, but he was wearing a mask too.

That wasn't a huge problem, though.

Because they brought the body into the dorm room, it meant they planned to hide it here.

Wherever they hid it, come morning, one phone call to the cops would end this entire nightmare.

But their next move was a little confusing.

They very carefully looped a rope over the ceiling fan.

I was stunned.

Because I slept on that end, I was relatively close to the fan.

And yes—

The two of them looped the rope around the body’s neck and slowly hoisted it up.

I stood there, watching a head rise up, rising until it was almost level with my gaze.

In that moment, my heart was hammering against my ribs.

Especially when I saw the body’s face—

I really lost it.