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“I guess. Still, you’re a lucky girl.” She shrugged a shoulder. “A lot of the hockey players live here too.”
“Do you make it a habit of going to their apartments?” I shot her a wry look.
“No.” She blushed deeply. “I just . . . I’ve seen them around here.” She bit her lip and paused briefly. “I hooked up with one of them. It was a long time ago and honestly, I wanted to hook up with his roommate, not him, but whatever. In hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t hook up with the roommate.” She glanced away quickly. “Anyway, the cloaked people meet around here sometimes too.”
“Cloaked people?”
“Yeah, some of the societies walk around wearing cloaks. Some red cloaks, some black cloaks, depending on which you belong to.”
“Isn’t that . . . attention calling?” I frowned. “Another thing that doesn’t seem secretive at all.”
“You don’t get it,” she said. “The fact is, they’re part of this world that nobody is allowed to unless they’re invited. No one is going to look and try to see who’s behind it.”
“I guess.” I slowed down when we got to my apartment building. “You seem to know a lot of information about these secret groups.”
“Like I said, I’m nosey.”
“You want to come up?” I nodded toward my building.
“Um.” She glanced up and down the sidewalk. “Not today.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah, raincheck. I should probably make sure all my things are ready for class tomorrow.”
“Okay. Thanks for walking me.”
“Sure.” She smiled. “And be careful out there. Especially around here. You never know who’s watching you.”
My heart seemed to stop beating as she walked away. Why would she say that? Who would be watching me? The cloaked figures? I thought of Lana and where her investigating may or may not have landed her. A shiver rolled through me. I’d tread carefully in search of truth.