”“I don’t sneak off,” I complained.“You would have headed to the shower without waking any of us if you could,” Miki said sleepily. “And...if you managed to keep from waking us, you would have headed out alone.”“I don’t want any of the crew thinking they are supposed to order a concubine to accompany them,” I said.“You so rarely order us around we sometimes wonder if you realize you own us,” Constance said. “And your crew appears to notice.”“Not all,” I said as I climbed out of the bed and headed. He and a few friends started this event management team.There were 3 guys and 2 girls in the team including him. So one day I and he went outside to get beers. Before we left he got a call from the office that they had gotten an event and they need to plan it quickly. He said if I want I can come and hang out with them. Later we could go out and have beers.I said yes and we both went there. It was about 3.00 pm when we reached his office and we went inside. It was a rented house and they made. I heard his body hit the wall besides the door. ‘Damn you. Stop. You’ve done enough.’ Then I heard the frantic squeak of shoes running towards my door, just as my door swung open. The light from the hallway flooded into my room. He stood there, his hair covered with crystal snowflakes, a small, perfectly square wrapped box in his hands and perfect smile on his lips. My heart stopped. I couldn’t move. Then, hands seized his shoulders, pulling him from my door. Ehan—The Reception I smiled. All seven abducted over course of last three weeks. Random. No pattern. Some from high school three blocks over. Two fresh from juvie. At least one from wealthy parentage. No clues as to why. Only facts concerning how. All met with school counselor, four to five days prior to missing persons report. All severely depressed about something. Grades dropping. Growing isolation. Teenage angst. Probably nothing important, but only common tie. Too common, really. Like ugly ties. Colorful people.