“I’m in the middle of something, Cass. I’ll call you back.”
Driving home, I was sure my Zimmer case would be closed after my father saw the footage I had of him, painfully walking to the curb. I had other things on my mind. I was going to figure out why Becker wanted more than one wife, why these girls were prone to the idea, or if they even were, and how he chose them.
I knew I should mow my yard. Mine was the only one in the neighborhood that looked neglected. I’d do it tomorrow, I told myself. I had more important things that wouldn’t allow me to stay focused on my unkempt lawn.
Lost in pools of information, I learned a lot about Becker Cole. Now I was beyond fascinated. I got it, all of it, well since high school anyway. He seemed to come out of nowhere around the age of seventeen. His private life was very private. In one interview about his app from high school, I learned that Becker Cole didn’t talk about anything personal. He derailed every question about his life outside of the app and then again when he launched his matchmaking game, nothing about his personal life.
Banger, Utah. That was all I knew. I assumed Becker’s parents were polygamists. He was probably raised in a colony where they homeschooled their kids. That made the most sense. Why else would a nice looking man like Becker want three wives? He could probably have a different girl every night. I didn’t get it. Why here? Why Philly? Why girls who had a past?
Rubbing under Snowball’s neck, I pondered all I had learned. I was deep in thought when I noticed a tiny clip-art of a red door in a section of the forum notes I’d printed from Glitter. Picking it up, I tried to decode the symbols. What did this mean? I had brood over the different cryptograms, studying what they meant. Opening up a word document, I tried to decipher the gibberish. I failed. Nothing I tried worked, but I didn’t give up. I opened my game and logged on.
Paying close attention, I noticed every door in Glitter City was blue. What significance did the red door mean, and how could I figure out what it was for. Where would I even put the code?
Using the only twelve bucks I had of my imaginary money, I paid my dues and entered the Glitter night club. I walked my girl around the crowded room, looking for a red door. Stopping in front of the girl’s bathroom door, I noticed a tiny red door painted in the middle of the blue door. A sexy female wearing a skirt let you know this was the ladies’ room.
KC-Beer – Hey. How are you?
Great. Just what I wanted. Beer guy.
Cass – fine, sort of busy. We’ll talk later. This stupid game didn’t work like that. I couldn’t get rid of him, well maybe I could have. I guess I didn’t really read the directions. I was more interested in the cheats to see if there was a way to get rid of him.
KC-Beer – What are you busy doing? Didn’t you come to play?
Cass –Not really. I’m meeting someone here. For a moment I thought about telling him my mission, hoping he could help. I didn’t figure he knew much more than I did though. He was on the same level. Hoping he couldn’t follow, I hit the arrow on the bathroom door.
I was taken to an elaborate bathroom where I clicked on a couple hot chicks and read what they were saying. They were talking about getting laid one minute and talking about their dates living in other states. I didn’t get it. How were they getting laid by their game dates if they were in other states? Assuming they were having cybersex, I left the restroom. That didn’t work. It was a fake bathroom with fake people. Beer guy was leaning against the wall in his hot fake body.
Groaning, I had to make my character walk down the hall a little before she would turn back to the bathroom. The hidden red door inside the blue door meant something, I was sure of it. Beer guy followed, turning back when I did. Moving my cursor right over the little red door instead of the arrow, I tested my luck.
“YES!” I yelled, sending Snowball running for cover. “Wait. Come back. I was just kidding,” I tried. He didn’t listen and I was too excited to care. I was in a dark hall. Had I not known it was a game, I would have been scared. Some sort of eerie music played, and I could see shadows around me. Curiosity winning, I continued until I came to a dead-end. There was absolutely nothing but a long hallway that I walked up and down, up and down, listening to creepy music and seeing ghosts.
Snowball jumped back to my lap, sliding my papers. Moving my hand for him, I noticed a sequence of keyboard symbols. Trying my luck again, I used the keys and pressed each button, one right after another. Careful not to scream and scare Snowball, I lightly squealed. The music changed to a jazz type beat. It reminded me of the porno I watched with Justine once. We giggled more than anything.