Page 87 of Hide And Seek

“Debatable,” Jasmine muttered. Then she straightened and grimaced again. “We should go. Before things escalate.”

We made a hasty exit, and the second we were out of sight, Jasmine snorted. “See? No one wants to get involved in bathroom horror stories.”

I laughed. “Yeah, it worked perfectly. We’re definitely not being followed.”

“For the record, I’m actually very regular. Eleven a.m. every day.”

“Good to know.” I raised a brow as we turned onto the path toward the staff cabins, gravel crunching underfoot. Then I glanced around, forehead wrinkling slightly. “I didn’t reallynotice yesterday, but this is actually a nice place to walk. There’s so many wildflowers on the edge.”

“Yeah, it’s beautiful out here.” Jasmine sighed. “It’s a shame some psychopath had to go and ruin it for us.”

We headed toward the last cabin, checking behind us every so often to make sure we were still alone. When we reached the door, Jasmine knocked lightly.

Rhys opened it a second later, his eyes widening a fraction when he caught sight of us. “Hey. Is Knox okay?”

“Yeah, he’s fine. He got dragged into search duty in the tunnels, so you’re stuck with our food today,” Jasmine said, already unzipping one of her pockets.

“Works for me,” Rhys said, stepping aside. “Thanks.”

He shut the door behind us and took the sandwich I handed him. “Any updates?”

I shook my head. “Nothing’s happened. Apart from all the bodies going missing, but we already covered that last night, right?”

“Right.” He nodded, dropping onto the sofa that sat in the small living area. He peeled off the cling wrap and glanced up. “So there haven’t been any more attacks?”

Jasmine rolled her eyes. “No. We obviously would’ve mentioned something like that.”

“Maybe it’s a good sign,” he said, head tilting slightly. “The idea of a second killer being here could’ve freaked him out enough for him to stop.”

“Let’s hope so.”

Rhys finally took a bite of the sandwich, then froze mid-chew. “Holy shit.”

I blinked. “What?”

He swallowed. “This is the best PB&J I’ve ever had,” he said before taking another big bite.

A small smile tugged at my mouth. “You must be pretty hungry.”

“No, it’s not just that.” He pointed at the sandwich. “What did you do to this?”

“I always butter the bread before I add the peanut butter and jelly,” I said. “Everyone else tells me it’s weird, but my parents always did it that way, so I do too. I think it tastes better.”

“You’re right. Honestly, if I get to eat these every day, I’ll be staying dead in this cabin forever.”

“Oh my god, just ask her out already,” Jasmine muttered under her breath.

Rhys glanced at her. “What?”

She lifted her chin. “I was just saying we should head out now. We told everyone we were going to the bathroom.”

He nodded, then paused. “Actually, before you go, there’s something I wanted to tell Knox. But I might as well tell you, and then you can pass it on to him later.”

Jasmine crossed her arms. “Go on.”

“I’ve been thinking about who the killer might be, and I’ve got a theory,” he said. “It’s only half-baked, but I still think it’s worth a discussion.”

“What is it?” I asked, brows rising.