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The Campus Killer 1: Not Tonight

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When Alvin arrived at the restaurant Brittany was already there. He saw her sipping a glass of ice water. Her hair was in a ponytail which made him smile remembering when they were young. They had been rivals back then, and in some ways they still were.

He tried to remember back at the very moment he fell in love with her, but it was a fleeting thought. He checked his pocket that contained the little velvet box, and he knew that this was just the beginning.

He quietly approached the table where Brittany was sitting. She was sitting there checking her makeup with her pocket mirror. “Hey, beautiful,” he said.

She looked up in surprise. “Oh, hi,” she said a little flustered. She put her mirror away in her purse and put her hand down on her menu. “You’re late.”

“Sorry about that,” he said, sitting down across from her. “I had to drop Theodore and Simon off.”

“Oh, really,” Brittany said, taking a drink of water. And what were you boys doing?”

“Nothing much,” he said, taking a sip of his water. “Just guy stuff. And you girls?”

“Hiring a DJ for the party,” she said.

“Any luck?” he asked as the waiter came over.

“We’re all set,” she said. “I can’t wait. This should be a great party.”

“Yeah, it will be,” he said, with a kind of faraway look in his eye. Within seconds he came back down to reality. “So, are you ready to order?”

“Yeah, sure,” she said, looking at him suspiciously. “I’ll have a salad, please, with French dressing, and a ham and cheese on toast.”

“Okay,” the waiter said. “And you, sir?”