Page 12 of Savage Valentine

“Calm down. I know a few tricks.” I chuckle, reaching for the bobby pin I always put in my hair. Bending it open, I slide it into the lock, angling it just right and turning. Hearing a ‘click’ sound, Liv gasps beside me while I internally cheer myself on.Damn, you still got it babe.

“Wait! How the hell do you know how to pick a lock?” She questions, looking at me with her brow raised.

“Oh Liv. There are a few things you don’t know about me.” I chuckle, turning the knob and opening the door. Shushing her as we walk in, I quietly close it behind us.

“Okay, I feel like we are definitely going to get infractions for this. So let's hurry and not get caught. I don’t want us getting in trouble today.” She says, looking around nervously and I try to hold back my laugh.

Walking up to the desk and sitting in front of the computer, I go to pull up the cameras, but freeze when it asks for a password.Oh, for fucks sake.

“Well that plan is a no go.” She chuckles beside me.Little does she know.

Raising a brow at her, I pull up a new screen and start typing away. After a few minutes, I have the password. Swapping screens again and typing in the password, all the cameras from the campus pull up.Sheesh, I didn’t realize they were mostly by the gates.

“Wait a goddamn minute, are you doing spy shit on the side?” She chuckles behind me and I shake my head.

“No. Before I moved here, my friend and her boyfriends taught me a few life survival skills.” I grin wide and pull up the cameras from the sports center.

“Wait, did you say boyfriends… as in more than one?” She questions and I look back at her, a smile still on my lips and nod.

“Yes, she has three. We thought one was rough, I don’t know how she juggles three. Wait, yes I do, she’s a badass.” I say turning back to the screen, flipping through the camera views. So far, nothing crazy as it’s mostly watching as people come and go.

“Wait. There.” She whispers, pointing to the screen where we see an unconscious Zova being carried out by someone with a hood over their head. Seeing her phone fall from her pocket,right before he puts her in a car and drives through the wooden doors and away from the campus.

“What the fuck?!” We both say in unison. Probably louder than we should have.

“Surely that wasn’t Ezran?” I say, worry laced in my tone. What the fuck is happening around here.

Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I see a text from Parker sitting there from earlier.

Parker: Well we just found Ezran. Dead. If you find Zova let me know. I need answers.

“Well it wasn’t Ezran!” I look behind me at Liv who apparently read the message over my shoulder.

“He’s dead? What in the actual fuck? Who took her then?” She whisper yells.

Hearing voices echo from somewhere in the building, we give each other a panicked look. Closing all the tabs on the computer and turning off the screen, we slip out of the office quietly. Locking the door and shutting it behind us. We slip to the opposite side of the balcony just as the headmaster walks into his office and closes the door.

“Let’s get out of here before we get caught.” I whisper. Nodding her head in agreement, she follows behind as we quietly walk down the steps and out of the front doors.

“Fuck, that was too close.” She says trying to catch her breath.

“No shit. That’s one way to make a girl sweat.” I respond back and begin to laugh as we start walking across the yard.

“I’m not trying to brush you off, but I need to go talk to Hayes. I’ll meet up with you later?” She looks over at me and I’m not sure what all happened this morning, but I know they need a conversation.

“Girl, go get your man. I was about to go to Parker's dorm anyway. He said he needed me, plus with all this crazy shit happening, I need to take a beat. My head is spinning.” I reply back and she nods, taking off one way, while I head towards the dorm rooms.

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Knocking on Parker's door, I stand there and wait, bouncing on the heels of my feet. The door flings open and there he stands in all his half naked glory. Eyes red and his face full of sadness.

“Um, I was coming to check on you. Are you okay?” I ask, new to this whole trying to show feelings shit.

I don’t get an answer back as he closes the distance between us and pulls me into him. Burying his face into my neck, I hear him take a deep inhale. Like he’s trying to commit my smell to memory or something.

“I’m better now that you’re here. I don’t know what to think or what to say. I just know that losing my best friend sucks.” He whispers against my skin, picking me up by the backs of my thighs and carrying me into his room. Shutting the door with his foot.

“I know the feeling. I’m so sorry about Ezran. You and Hayes found him? Where was he?” I ask, I can’t even imagine how finding your friend like that feels. I mean as far as I know, Zova is still alive and that shit is eating at me.

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