All Roses Have Thorns

Sierra XV

As it turned out, the stuff Maggie had to talk about was a moment from Thor Ragnarok that she just remembered, which was not what Sierra had been expecting. Then they had moved to the main room and started playing games. Reese came in probably ten or fifteen minutes later. After some more time passed, her phone dinged. "Hey, Erin texted me. We can head to dinner now."

"Okay." The two grabbed their jackets and followed Reese out the door.

Jake stood alone in the hallway, leaning against the wall, phone in hand.

"Aren't you gonna go get the other two?" Reese asked.

He shook his head. "Nah. They probably set up a trap around the door."

As if on cue, Matt and Ryan came out, looking moderately disappointed. "Why didn't you come in and get us?" Ryan asked.

"See?" Jake gestured to them.

The girls nodded. Maggie laughed, "It's quite suspicious, really."

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They saw Safiya and Sebastian sitting in a corner of the lobby. "Hey, Saf!" Maggie ran over first.

Sierra watched them carefully. "Where are Zach and Erin?"

"They're still on the path. Erin said to go without them," Reese answered.

Sebastian sighed. "It's probably because she wants to pay for her stuff. Anyway," a smile was back on his face, "let's get going."

Sierra squinted. Something clearly wasn't adding up, but she couldn't get a clear answer from anyone, it seemed.