Chapter 19: Blackie

After a while, I heard Thalia ask, "Where's Mia? Why isn't she in the bathroom?"

"Impossible!" Alfred exclaimed immediately, "I saw her go in."

"Did she sneak out without you noticing?" Thalia asked.

"I've been watching the door. I'd have seen it even if she turned into a fly and flew out," Alfred retorted.

Had Mia disappeared?

Could it be that she realized Alfred was up to something and slipped away quietly?

Suddenly, a voice behind me startled me, "Caden,...