Worth It

(47) Expect the Unexpected

Nick Nuttinberg

I was on my way to the nurse's office in hopes of talking to Dianna, but I found it empty which I guess wasn't completely un-normal. I mean, it's not like she is an actual nurse. She's just posing as a nurse right now until Mary gets back.

And then, as I go through all my classes, Jo -- who never misses a class of mine. Not even when I told everyone they didn't have to come in if they completed their exam. She came back everyday. Not to do work though. To write creepy love poems to give to me. It still gives me shivers -- I realize Jo isn't here either.

It could just be a coincidence. Maybe Jo just came down with a really bad case of measles. Although, the last time she had a fever she came to my class anyway. It was bad. She infected a lot of people.

To give myself peace of mind, I get out my phone and dial Dianna's number.

Shane

I'm at dance rehearsal and nobody, but June, Noelle and I -- not even sure if she is on the team yet -- are here.

I'm not gonna lie. I'm a bit worried. Jo and Cameron never miss practice and I don't know Zara that well, but my guess is she isn't one to skip either.

Just as I'm about to speak up on it, Melia and Hartley show up. Melia -- the girl who cheated on Zara and does heroin and Hartley who Melia was cheating on Zara with and also does heroin. Fun. Sort of. Not really. Or at all.

How do I break it to them that they're off the team?

"You're off the team!" June yells as they make their way up the stage to practice.

Oh, that's how. Sometimes I forget the perks to having a scary girlfriend. She's not afraid of confrontation.

"Listen, we have just as much as a right to be here as anybody else." Melia says. "But, that's not the point. I just came to tell you that I didn't see Jo in professor Borderra's class and when I swung by their dorm room earlier it was empty." Okay. That is a little unsettling, but that doesn't mean Jo or Zara is in danger. Maybe they just skipped.

"And we found some panties soaked with blood just lying on the floor." Hartley butts in.

June and I share a shocked look as Noelle lets out a befuddled gasp.

"Let's call Cameron." We both say at the same time, as June and I get our phone's from out of our pockets. It would be cute if I wasn't so scared for my friend's right now.

Cameron

Just as I get to Zara and Jo's dorm room trying to prepare myself for what I might find in there, my phone rings which kind of scares me, seeing as the last text message I got was from Jo telling me the location of where she was kidnapped. I hope it was really her; I hope it wasn't a trap, but if it is it can't be helped. I can only do one thing at a time and right now my main priority is Zara.

It will always be Zara. I can't lose her! I never even really told her how I felt about her.

Coming out of my thoughts, I pick up my phone and see that it's Shane.

"Shane, it's not a good time right now. Can I call you lat--"

"Zara and Jo might be in danger." No, shit, I think to myself.

"Yeah, I know. I'm at Zara's dorm right now." I say.

"And you didn't tell us? You know what? Not the point." Shane takes a deep breath.

Just as I open up Zara's dorm room, expecting to be met with Zara in a horrifying position, Shane says, "Zara and Jo aren't in their dorm."