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took her to a drive-in movie
and we went bowling. A couple of days later, there was a party on
campus I met up with her at (where I met up with her). We left that
night together and I drove her home. Then there was the auction
event.”
     
    Maurice’s eyes went to the rearview mirror
Jasmine was catching up, then she lost speed and fell back. It had
taken them an hour to get to that motel. Jasmine handpicked it
because she wanted to be far away from civilization. As he drove,
the night seem to grow darker and darker. The only thing he could
truly see was the road in front of him and the blur of the trees
from the woods on the side of the road as they passed them. Maurice
continued with his explanation.
     
    “ A couple of days after
that, we took my two nephews to the aquarium.” Maurice smiled
remembering the day. “They tried to hit on her,” he laughed.
“Telling her she was fine and all that.” He shook his head. “Those
boys are just like their daddy. We had a good time. I felt like we
were growing a relationship, but neither of us wanted to move fast
into anything.”
     
    He cleared his throat and continued. “From
then on, we continued to see each other; doing different things,
going different places. Then today, she called me over to her
house.” He paused thinking about it. “When I came in, she had a
fire lit and some wine. I had a beer. We talked for a brief minute
and drank. Then she got up and grabbed my hand.” His eyes were
searching the rearview mirror again. “We went to her room and she
seduced me.”
     
    Saundra folded her arms and twisted her
lips, as if he needed much seducing. She knew his reputation. He
was a ladies’ man. Maurice caught the side look and smirked.
     
    “ We had sex, but a few
minutes into it, Jasmine comes bursting through the door singing a
Whitney Houston song. It was crazy. I was wondering what was up
with this chick. I mean, I knew Teresa had a roommate and I had
seen Jasmine before, but from afar. I never knew she had feelings
for me. I think that’s high school, anyway. We’re grown. If you
like me, ask me out.”
     
    Saundra was appalled. Jasmine needed medical
attention bad. “So, what happened?” she asked.
     
    “ When Jasmine saw me, she
freaked out. It was like she thought Teresa had betrayed her
somehow. Like I said before, this wasn’t the first night we’d been
together. Jasmine went crazy; immediately, they started fighting.
It was too wild, so I put my clothes on and left.”
     
    He watched Saundra for her reaction.
     
    “ So, that’s it . . . you
just left?” she asked.
     
    “ Yeah. What was I supposed
to do? It weirded me out.”
     
    “ How about pull them
apart?”
     
    “ Yo, I didn’t know what
was going on, so I left. About thirty minutes later, Jasmine called
telling me Teresa was dead. She basically threatened me to help her
or she would tell the police I did it. And with me being the last
person seen with her, it wouldn’t be hard for them to suspect me.
We know people go to jail all the time for something they didn’t
do.”
     
    “ It all happened so fast,”
he continued. “Then when you came over, you were just getting in
her way. She drugged you and tied you up. By the time I got back,
you were already tied up in the closet. There is no way I could
continue with Jasmine’s plan.”
     
    “ What exactly was her
plan,” Saundra asked.
     
    Maurice gave her a quick look. “To bury you
both in these trees out here.”
     
    Fear struck Saundra as she quivered and
looked out to the wooded area. “How much longer ‘til we get back?”
she asked.
     
    No sooner than the words came from her, the
rear of the truck was hit hard. The GMC Sierra swayed from side to
side, Maurice trying to keep a hold of it. Saundra screamed and
looked behind them.
     
    “ She’s on our tail!” she
yelled.
     
    Jasmine rammed the truck again, but this
time, keeping the car steady on the bumper. The back of the truck
lifted and was now