Live from the Castleton Food Court...

Hey all, it's Stacie. I'm sitting in the Castleton Mall food court, waiting for Gerard. I've been here for an hour, with only a Hot Topic shopping bag and my dad's laptop for company. Chris is about ten tables over, and she's looking for Gerard.

I picked out my disguise last night, and I absolutely LOVE it!! It's sort of Army/punk, I got the idea off a dolling website. I wore this really tight olive-green top over a long-sleeved black shirt, with a camo miniskirt, fishnets, and a pair of lace-up boots from Goodwill. The final touch was a black cap, and I wore my hair in a messy bun.

Oh, wait- OMG. Chris just saw this guy walk in, and he's holding a book that looks like it might be 1984. She's getting up, she's walking towards him- they're talking. Just chatting really. I think I'll go buy a smoothie and try to listen in...

I'm back. They're just chatting right now, but Chris met my eyes briefly and I think she'll try to get to a table where I can overhear. She just moved into the line for Subway, but Gerard's not getting anything. On another topic, the smoothie is really good- peach.

Okay, they're moving to a table near me... no such luck. Gerard's going over to this corner on the other side of the room. If you've never seen the Castleton food court before (and chances are you probably haven't), there are lines for different food places on two walls, with Galyan's on the other side and then a hallway to access the main mall. In the middle is this play area for little kids, and Gerard's just moved to the other side. I can't see him anymore, and Chris just followed. Time for a bit of espionage.

Back again, people. I snuck around the kiddie area, crossed my arms, put on my best emo face, and slouched across the food court to greet Chris and Gerard. Chris was certainly surprised.
"Narcissa!" she cried. I cringed mentally. Oh, crap. Of course, the first thing that would pop into her head was Bellatrix- thankfully that name was taken.
"Hey." I said in my best angsty-depressed-teenager voice. "'Sup?"
"I'm just talking with my friend Gerard." she said. "Gerard, this is Narcissa."
Gerard extended his hand. "Narcissa...?"
"Mal- Maltran!" I cried. Oh dear Lord, I almost said Malfoy!
He smiled. "Lovely to meet you. And how do you know Christina?"
"We go to school together." I said flatly, then turned to Chris. "Umm, so are you two, like, a couple?"
"No!" said Chris.
"Yes!" said Gerard at the same time.
"Yes!" agreed Chris a second later.
I raised an eyebrow in what I hoped was a casual manner. "Whatev. I'll be at Hot Topic if you need me, Tina."
I never called Chris "Tina". Ever. But I guess "Narcissa" would. So here I am, drinking a smoothie and trying to catch a glimpse of my best friend in case the kidnapper lives up to his name. I think I'll send her a text, she said after ten minutes to get her out of there.

It's done- I texted her "Your ten minutes are up." And here she comes. I'll fill you in on how we got out of this later, but now we need to escape before Gerard changes his mind.

~Stacie