Maria’s POV
This was bad. I couldn’t believe Mandy was actually missing. What had I been doing all this time that I hadn’t noticed or cared enough to ensure she was okay? Maybe if I had shown a little more concern, I wouldn't be wondering where my only friend was.
I paced around my room, clutching the small napkin in one hand and my phone in the other. Occasionally, I would scroll through images of Mons Venus, trying to figure out what Mandy was doing at a strip club almost on the other side of town. I knew she was into parties, but I always thought she went to parties that were on campus.
“You should go there and look for her. Maybe she got hired to work there or something,” Ruby said, awaking in my mind.
The thought had crossed my mind, but visiting a strip club wasn’t on my agenda w
