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No sooner were the words "keep their doors locked" out of President Allington’s mouth than half the students in the lobby abruptly disappeared, heading toward the elevators with anxious looks on their faces It’s the habit of a lot of kids in buildings like Fischer Hall to leave the door to their room propped open to welcoe

Of course, the fact that Lindsay hadn’t been killed in her room didn’t appear to occur to any of the "random" about the act of violence that had ended Lindsay’s life Her killer had obviously known her--and also the Fischer Hall cafeteria--at least passably well

But if this fact hadn’t sunk in to the student population, it had been driven ho allowed to go ho I’ out of the cafeteria shortly after the end of President Allington’s press conference, at quarter to five o’clock…well after those ere assigned to the breakfast shift usually got off work Detective Canavan and his colleagues had really grilled theda es a sers with Purel, and is wiping theertips are black with ink

Magda’s been printed

"Oh, Magda," I say, when she’s close enough I put an ar her out of the lobby and back toward ht," Magda says, with a sniffle The whites of her eyes are pink, her eyeliner andtheir jobs It isn’t their fault one of da breaks off with a sob I hustle her into the hall office, where at least she’ll be hidden froathered in front of the elevator bank, home after their first day of classes--only to discover that they’ll have to seek their evening meal elsewhere

Magda sinks into the institutional orange couch in front ofI hasten to shut the outer office door, which locks auto heard the disturbance, coda uncomfortably as the words "Little movie star," and "Byootiful little baby" drift up incoherently from her knees, which is where she’s sunk her face

Toain with the ?" he whispers

"I told you," I whisper back For a gay guy, Toly clueless soe Mutant Ninja Turtles here at Fischer Hall Magda orking here at the time"

"Well" Tom stares at her some more as she cries "It certainly see it’s a movie no one ever saw"

"People saw it," I say to hi?"

He sighs "I’ to be holding grief counseling here in the office from five to seven, to help residents cope hat happened to Lindsay"

I don’t say anything I don’t have to He already knows