Blackstone Academy: The Rogue

39. Nova Rose

Nova P.O.V

Date: December 15, 2238 

"This is insane," Stacy grumbled, jamming her keycard into the card reader slot to unlock the door. She cracked open our dorm door before whipping around to face me. "How do four students go missing? Just How?!"

I sighed and shook my head. "No idea. There were no witnesses, and we couldn't even check the cameras because the power was out. This whole situation just seems foul to me."

"Me too." She nibbled on her bottom lip, looking off to the side, but suddenly looked back at me. "And poor Maverick. He's probably losing it right now."

I nodded. "Want to go keep him company? Try to keep his mind off things?"

She smiled for the first time since the news broke of their abduction. "Yeah. Let's put our stuff down, then go."

"Okay."

Stacy pushed the door open further and flicked on the light switch but stood frozen in the doorway.

"What the..." My jaw dropped as I gazed around our dorm.

Our dresser and desk drawers were wide open. Their contents spilled out and on the floor, mixing with the piles of crumpled clothing. Our mattresses lay halfway off the bed frame with their sheets askew.

I shivered, wrapping my arms around myself at the thought of someone so effortlessly violating my personal space and things.

"What happened? We definitely didn't leave our room like this when we left on Thursday. Did we?" Stacy ran her hands through her hair as she peeked through the open bathroom doorway. Everything inside seemed to be in a similar state as our room.

"No, we didn't, Stacy!" I exclaimed in disbelief at her hazy memory. "Someone must have broken into our room."

"C-check if you're missing anything. Then we'll go to the security room and report this."

"Okay."

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As Stacy and I approached the security room, we spotted Troy and Jax coming from the other end of the hallway.

"What are you two doing here?" Troy asked as we met at the door.

"Someone broke into our dorm room," I answered, struggling to keep my voice from wavering.

"What?!" Troy grabbed my arms, eyes raking over me from head to toe. "You alright?"

No! I felt violated. Someone had entered our room and rifled through our stuff. And for what reason, I didn't know. Nothing had been missing. Not that anything was worth taking in the first place, so... why?

The locket my parents gave me was always around my neck except when showering. Although I doubted they could have been after it. The only other reason I could think of for a person to break into our room was for pleasure. The thought alone made my flesh crawl.

"Yeah, just a little shaken. That's all." I said, somehow managing a smile. While that wasn't the complete truth, it wasn't a direct lie either. Physically, I was unharmed, but mentally was still up for debate.

Troy breathed a sigh of relief, pulling me in for a hug.

"Wait," Stacy said, eyes shifting back and forth between Jax and Troy. "Why are yall here?"

"Someone broke into our dorm, too," Jax muttered, loosely folding his arms.

My eyes widened in shock, and a chill ran down my spine. What are the odds that both our dorms get broken into? And on the same night at that?