Page 11 of Keeping Kasey
The game is replaced by one question in big, bold letters.
Cam:Do you give up?
Two buttons labeledYesandNosit beneath it.
Call it rage or just plain pride, but I stride to the desktop and hitNo.
“What are you doing?” Elise exclaims.
I ignore her and watch the screen as a new message appears.
Cam:Suit yourself.
The game returns, putting us right back to square one.
“We had the chance to do something! What were you thinking?” Elise snaps.
“Of the limited cards in my hand, giving in to this psycho at the first opportunity isn’t one I’m playing,” I tell her.
“What’s going on over there?” Kade asks.
“Keep playing,” I order, and Ford does.
Elise takes the phone and explains the situation to Kade, but it’s not until I hear a sharp inhale that I actually listen to what they’re saying.
“It just came up for me.”
“HitYes,” Moreno clips.
“Got it,” Kade answers, and a few moments pass. “It’s asking what I’m doing, snooping around. There’s a text box for me to answer.”
“Tell him to turn the power back on, or I’m hunting him down and killing him with my bare hands,” Moreno orders.
Elise whirls on him. “Do not say that.”
“Too late.”
“What happened?” Ford asks. He’s given up on his own game and is now being killed over and over again as he leans over the phone.
“Same message Ford got—it has me playing the game again.”
Elise shifts her glare between me and her fiancé. “Hardheadedassholes.”
I don’t dignify the comment with a response.
Two painfully long hours later, Ford’s office is only marginally less crowded. After Damon brought enough subs to feed a small army, he took Elise to the manor for the night. I would’ve preferred she take her fiancé with her, but Moreno was adamant about staying until we figure something out.
Finally—finally—a message appears.
Cam:Do you give up?
Ford doesn’t look to me for confirmation before hittingYes.
Cam:What are you doing snooping around?
A text box appears beneath the words.
I wordlessly take the keyboard from Ford, who slides away from the desk with his phone to update Kade. I take his place and type out my response.
