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"What kind of waiver?" the fe that we can use your--" Christopher breaks off when he sees me and Cooper in the hallway "Oh hey," he says, his expression going from one of cordial welcome to one of complete disdain
Then, just as quickly, the cordiality is back again But there’s an undeniable coldness in his voice as he stares at us Who can bla?
"What brings you folks up here?" he asks
"The a," I say just as coldly
"Your building?" I can tell that Christopher e to it "I believe this building belongs to New York College, of which , is it?"
Christopher is wearing a blue dress shirt, white trousers, and a white jacket He’s sweated profusely through the shirt I won’t deny that it’s hot in the hallhich, unlike the rest of the building, is elegantly carpeted and painted a subtle olive green, in deference to the floor’s high-prestige--and only--residents There’s a gilt-frame mirror across from the elevators in which I can see h so that tendrils fro to the back offroot the air conditioning on full blast in there
Skipping the niceties, Cooper asks, "What’s that all over your suit?" He doesn’t mean the sweat stains either Christopher has dark brown flecks all over his otherwise pure white linen suit I know I’lob of Day-Glo paint I have on my back So far as I know, Christopher wasn’t on either of the paintball war tea at so like it’s nothing "Well, yes, this is fro, but I can assure you that everything is--"
The female ambulance attendant turns to me and Cooper "I knohen I see blood, and that’s blood," she says flatly "Either one of you in charge? ’Cause we got a call about an unconscious woentleman" sarcastically--"says she’s conscious now, but he’s denying us entry unless we sign some kind of waiver"
"Well," I say, because between the spots on Christopher’s suit and the EMT’sunconscious, I’e Roofies is all I can think Roofies and blood "I’ This man doesn’t even live here He has no authority to require anyone to sign anything So I say you can go on in"
A male voice calls my name from a roo overheard my little speech
"Heather? Is that you?"