Chapter 82. Trouble in Paradise

RUBY

Our little staring contest continues for the rest of the night. They call out letter after letter and we stamp our cards but her eyes don't leave me for more than a moment. It began to creep me out, what the hell?

It was at the moment when the winner of the bingo tournament was announced that she finally communicated with me. Amid the excitement and disappointment when everyone around us was distracted she turned her bingo card to the back and peeled a layer off. I can't explain how I knew to do the same but something in her eyes urged me to do it. I flipped the card in my hand and scratched at the sides till the upper layer peels off. There's a map sketched at the back and below it, tomorrow's date is written. I look up at her and she puts a finger to her lips. Just like that she was gone, I tried to follow after her but it seemed like she had slipped into thin air. I slipped the card into my bag and headed back inside.

"Hey, what are