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The guy in the mask writes on it and then places it in a cubby behind him on the wall

“Come on” She bats her eyes at me “What could it hurt? It’ll be fun” Then she starts placing her things inside hers

“Right?!” What could it hurt? This is what I wanted to do Get out and get some answers

Handing hiives us two pieces of paper “Write your na and place it on your shirt” Then he clicks the pen and hands it to me

Bending over, I write ive it to her to do the sa

“This is wild I’ve never been to a party like this” She grabsup and down excitedly “Is this for a prize?” she asks him

He throws his head back, laughing We can’t see his face, but the angle gives us a clear view of his Adahter “This is the start of the ritual,” he states once he’s calmed himself

“What is that exactly?” I ask because I still haven’t gotten a direct answer

“Don’t get too concerned I doubt you two have anything to worry about,” he answers cryptically and then disirls who just walked in

“Let’s go find soh a hallway and into a kitchen The rooe with industrial-size stainless-steel appliances To the right is a bar area where people currently occupy

It looks like any other college party The only difference is souy up front—masks and cloaks “Who are these people?” I whisper-shout in her ear over “Needles” by Seether

She shrugs “If I had le it”

So to know shit about the situation we’ve found ourselves in Ritual? Sounds churchy to me that involves blood and a sacrifice I wonder if it’s the Lords that are dressed differently It’s no secret at Barrington who the members are as far as I know You don’t hear much talk about them, but all I knohat Matt has told me, which isn’t much I’ve just always assumed they were like a fraternity