Page 35 of Cry Madness

I shrug off my bookbag before snatching the letter off the dresser. Maddox wrote two words.

Drink me.

Furious, I grab my bookbag and fish out my phone, my fingers flying over the keyboard.

Me: How the hell did you get in my room??

Because if Maddox sneaked in, Rook could as well—and that thought is terrifying. I’d like to believe he wouldn’t dare come to Wonderland, but with snakes like him, there’s no guarantee.

My phone bings with Maddox’s reply.

Maddox: And give away my secret??

Maddox: I’m crazy not stupid

He’s a jerkoff, and I hate him for scaring me. (No, I don’t.)

Me: You can’t just sneak into my bedroom whenever you feel like it

I make a mental note to double-check that the security system is turned on before I go to bed tonight.

Maddox: And yet I did

Me: Ur an asshole

Maddox: A simple thank you for the coffee will do

Me: Eat shit

Me: Tell me how you got in??

Maddox: For me to know and you to never find out

Me: ha ha. Not funny

Me: Stay out of my house

Maddox: I’m hilarious

Maddox: And I was being nice

Me: Nice?? How??

Maddox: Scar dumped ur coffee so I got u another

The urge to toss my phone against the wall is strong. But I’d be cutting off my nose to spite my face by destroying my own property.

Me: Stop stalking me

Me: Ur being a creeper

His response is a smiling demon emoji.

Mine is the middle finger emoji.

Maddox: LOL

Me: It’s not funny