Helanie:
"Please, can we go look for him?" she insisted, holding my hand and almost pulling me with her. My heart was pounding at the thought of walking around the hostel and getting caught.
"Lucy! Why don't we just give him a call instead?" I asked, starting to pull her back toward the room. We were playing a tug-of-war at this point.
"You think I didn't? I called him, and his phone is switched off," she replied, forcing me to stop pulling her.
"Then maybe he'll return, and you can ask him where he went. The rogue community is a big place; he could be anywhere," I said, offering a weak smile as I tried to sound helpful.
It pained me to watch her insist on going with her. Normally, I wouldn't even think twice about joining her, but tonight was different.
