Though the closed doors leading out onto the floor of the Coliseum muffled the noise somewhat, Larry could still hear the sounds inside the arena. In fact, he could distinguish enough of the music to know Geo’s second encore began with a remix of the hit song, “Love You Tonight,” which was only Larry’s favorite on the whole CD. He felt like a teenage girl denied entry into the concert altogether as he stood out in the almost empty hallway straining to listen in.
As the song faded and the crowd swelled to ear-splitting volume, he glared around at no one in particular and muttered, “Where the hell is she?”
Neither of the security guards answered.
Crystal looked at the stairs down which they’d come earlier. “Maybe we should go back up a level, then go around and try and find her. There sho
