"Is that what you want, Detective?" I asked. "Do you really want another murder on your hands?"
He lifted his weary eyes to me and sighed, then sat back in his chair.
"Crosby!" he shouted, so loud I actually jumped in my chair..
Almost instantly, a skinny guy in a blue uniform scrambled into the room. "Yes, Detective?"
"Grab an evidence bag and some gloves and get in here," he ordered. "I want this photo dusted for
prints."
"Yes, sir," the cop said.
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My heart leapt as I looked back at Detective Hauer. Was this for real? Was he finally going to help
me?
"We'll look into it," he said, glancing at the picture on my iPhone once more. Glancing at it as if he
didn't like what he saw. "I'm not guaranteeing anything, but we'll look into it."
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IMMATURE STAMP
By the time I got back to campus after making a quick stop at the Hallmark store in town for some
supplies to complete Josh's gift, classes were over for the day. Students were streaming out of the
cafeteria following lunch and loitering on the quad before heading to their dorms to start primping
and dressing and finishing wrapping their presents. The timing couldn't have been more perfect. If
I had strolled back onto campus an hour earlier, I could have easily been snagged for skipping, but
now I blended right in.Praying I wouldn't bump into Ivy on my way back to my room lest I give
away my anticipatory glee, I took the stairs instead of the elevator. My plan was to hunker down
alone in my dorm for the rest of the afternoon and wait to see what happened next. If the police
did come to arrest Ivy, I wanted to be there to witness it.
I speed-walked down the hall to my room, tugging my scarf from my neck and unbuttoning my
coat. There were a few girls hanging out
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in front of their rooms, but Ivy wasn't among them. When I slipped inside, I turned around and
closed the door, allowing myself a quick breath of relief. Home free.
Then I turned and faced my room. A gasp of horror escaped my throat.
The place was a complete wreck. The drawers of my dresser yawned open, clothes spilling out of