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"She’s fifteen," I say "Why? Did you find Bill Bigelow?"

"I sure did," Tohted "It says here he’s not a full-tined up for seven weeks of su an intensive course in musical theater A musical theater intensive! I think I just wet ilance has kicked into high gear "Bill Bigelow?"

"I know," Toirls? But it happens, I guess Look at Hugh Jackman"

"No," I say "That’s not what I elow That’s a character froht! My s to ht before bed, the one about little girls, pink and white as peaches and cream"

"I don’t want to say this, but someone has to" Steven shakes his head "It’s no wonder you’re gay"

My heart has begun to pound "You guys, this isn’t good How old does it say he is?"

"Oh" Tom looks down at his phone "Umtwenty-nine"

I whirl around and head back to the security desk

"Wait" To up there," I say, taking the sign-in log froet is in "I’ who this Bill person is for et--and Bill, if that’s who he really is--that this whole thing ends now"

"Oh," Tom says "Beef macaroni and cheese can wait"

Chapter 24

Only once we step into the Wasser Hall elevator and the doors close do I begin to have reservations

This is crazy I’ in a New York College residence hall, not even Wasser Hall, where the residence hall director takes extended long weekends in the Hamptons, and the lobby is so packed due to the crowds at mealtimes that it would be quite easy to slip in and out without being noticed

It’s not ihly unlikely

What would be the point, though? Why would he take such a crazy risk? And why befriend a Tania Trace ca about the different personality disorders in Psych 101 It’s hard to read about them and not apply them to people you know Schizoid, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive, borderline, depressive What would Gary be?

Antisocial Cohts of others But also an obsessive co her or the people she knows