Sheltered

This Should be Fun

After are little breakfast he drove me to class. While we were talking and lauging with each other we seen a lot of cops in the distance.

"Hey Babe isn't that the way to your dorm?"

"I think, maybe someone set off the fire alarm or something. But lets speed up I have to get to class."

"You have the nerve to say speed up when cops are everywhere, haha"

I got to class and when I walked in everyone stopped the chatter and looked at me with shocked eyes. "I thought she got arrested?" some voice said in the crowd. Then all gossiping started again.

"Wait whats going on ?"

My professor turned to me with a sympathetic look on her face and said, "Your roommate Crystal was found dead in the Plymouth Lake just a mile away."

My face went blank, I didn't know what to do at that moment. Slowly I walked out of the lecture hall without saying a word. I didn't know what to do at the moment so I called Lyndon in a state of panic.

"Babe what's up?"

*heavy breathing*

"Babe is everything ok ?"

"Lyndon I can't breathe!"

"IM ON MY WAY!"

I layed on the huge hallway floor in shock not knowing what to do. Tears filling my eyes. I didn't understand why I felt so much emotion for a girl I barely knew.

"ALTHEA!!"

Lyndon came running through the corridor after seeing me motionless on the cold floor. I felt bad about the whole situation, what if I just had called the cops a little earlier they probably could have found her. Now everybody is gonna think I killed her.

After I snapped out of my thoughts Lyndon was carrying me to his car.

"Lyndon why am I acting this way?"

"You probably never met someone who was going to be murdered."

"Lyndon that was very harsh!"

"I didn't mean it that way im sorry."

"Just take me back to my dorm please."

"The cops are everywhere at your dorm I'll take you to mine."

"NO, Lyndon I wanna know what happened ok ? Please let me go back please."

He gave a concerned look and turned back around to bring me to my dorm. As soon as we arrived and I came out the car the cops already ran up to me to ask me questions.

Officer #1: Hello Ms. Grayson I'm officer Peter and this is officer Greg.
Officer #2: May we please have a word with you?

Without hesitation I said sure. I wasn't gonna make them think I was guilty.

Off. Peter: Who was Crystal your roommate?

Althea: To be honest I really didn't know, the first day we met was a few days ago when it was move in day. She was so kind to me we talked almost that whole night about what we will do this semester.

Off. Greg: Okay why didn't you report her missing or anything?

Althea: I didn't think she was missing really until this morning when I thought about it. Me and her had different class times and she was so happy spending time with her new boyfriend I just thought she was too busy with her life.

Officers: New Boyfriend?

They both said in unison.

Althea: Of course I don't really remember his name but I remember her saying he was like a star player on the football team and she was invited to some party with him the last time I saw her. I feel so bad, I really hoped that me and her would be friends.