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just fucking with me?”
         “Or it could be evildoers from the scary Country Club coming for you,” Joel said.
         “Fuck you,” Crystal said as she sat down.
         “What’s wrong? You almost seem upset that it wasn’t them. If it was, wouldn’t that be a bad thing? Like if they are as bad as you think they are, if they’re real that is.”
         “I guess so.”
         “Why do you want this to be so true anyway?” Sophie asked. “If it were true, it’s a horrible place. You should be happy it’s just a myth.”
         “That’s just it. It’s not a myth. I know it’s there. And they are doing these things, taking girls and doing God-knows-what to them, and getting away with it. I want to find them and expose them.”
         Joel and Sophie exchanged glances.
         “Yeah, don’t look at each other like that,” Crystal said.
         Joel wasn’t sure what to say. He liked Crystal. She was cute and awkward, much like himself. She’d never shown much interest in him and he was too chicken to say anything to her. Either way, he didn’t want to piss her off either. So instead he did what he usually does. Opens his mouth and says something stupid.
         “I believe you, Crystal. Want me to help you find it?”
         Crystal’s eyes lit up.
         “Really? You don’t think I’m crazy?”
         “Well I do, but we’re all a bit nuts. So yeah. I think you may be onto something.”
         “Great!”
         Before Joel could reply her email pinged. This was from a different address. When she opened it, there were two words.
        Round Rock
          “Round Rock? That’s maybe an hour or so from here,” Crystal said.
         “What’s in Round Rock?” Joel asked.
         “I don’t know. Maybe The Country Club is there.”
         “Why would it be in Round Rock of all places?” Sophie asked. “If this is some kind of secret place for the rich. Wouldn’t it be in Dallas or Houston or something?”
         “Round Rock is out of the way. Lots of open country around there. It would be easy to hide a place like that,” Crystal explained.
         “Where would you even look?” Sophie asked.
         “I don’t know, but we need to go. Come on!” Crystal jumped up and closed her laptop.
         “What? Now?” Sophie said.
         “Yes now.”
         “It’s like two in the morning ,” Joel said.
         “Yeah, so? You said you’d help me. Come on ,” Crystal said as she grabbed his hand and began tugging at him to get up. Her touch took him by surprise and actually gave him shivers. He couldn’t remember the last time a girl had touched him in any way at all. He stood, and followed her as they headed for the door.
         “You guys are actually going?” Sophie said.
         “Yeah. May as well.”
         “You’re both fucking insane, you know that? And Crystal, Joel fucking stinks. Do you even shower, dude?”
         “Sophie!” Crystal shouted.
         “No, she’s right. I don’t usually get company, let alone invited on a road trip. I’ll go clean up then we can go. I won’t take long ,” Joel said as he headed to the bathroom. He was glad for the chance to shower. Mainly so he could rub one out quick while the sensation of Crystal’s touch was still fresh in his mind.
     

Chapter 5
     
         Caleb woke up and tried to sit up, but could not. He was strapped to a chair in a room similar to the one he’d been in earlier. The girl was still tied to a chair sitting on the other side of the room but facing him. The back of his head hurt and was throbbing. Someone must have knocked him out. The girl had tape over her mouth, but he did not. He looked around, trying to get his wits about him when the door opened, and the tuxedo guy, Denny and some tall, bald headed douchebag stepped inside.
         “Glad to see you ’re awake, Mr. Caleb,” the tuxedo guy said.