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Zoey could only sigh as Kass said they have absolutely no idea where Maren is. God damn it... Maren had to be out there somewhere. Maybe Zoey will visit her house. Hey, maybe it'll turn out Maren was fine, she just dropped her phone or something on the way back. Well, Zoey just hoped she was okay. 

For now, she was going to need as much help as possible from Dexter. 

He questioned everything that happened last night, and Zoey was honestly kicking herself in the ass for not documenting it. Well, she at least had the excuse of being so damn weirded out that she forgot. "Dex, Dex, Dex..." Zoey said, shaking her head. "... Imagine being in the middle of all that weird Twilight-Zone level shit, and remembering that you even [i]have[/i] a phone. Seriously, Snapchat was the last damn thing on my mind." She tried to come up with an excuse, but it just went limp, if she had to be honest with herself. She just shrugged.

She really wished that she had kept that cigarette now...

Because she was lamenting over Maren's disappearance, Zoey found it hard to stay upbeat. Her eyes drifted away a bit, as Dexter went on about helping looking for her. That made Zoey's precious smile return. She spoke as she turned her head towards Dexter,

"... Yeah, Dex, you're a good ki-"

Zoey suddenly stopped when a tall, blonde-haired girl just fucking came from behind and hugged Dexter. That was random... But, God damn Zoey couldn't say it wasn't cute. She had to laugh a little bit.

"What, Dex? Got yourself a girlfriend while I wasn't looking?" Zoey teased him. "Not a bad choice, if-"

Then that's when Dex flashed her[i] the grin.[/i] 

Not just any grin. The kind of awkward grin that told so much more than words. A social butterfly like Zoey could tell that he wanted to take the wheel, and Zoey should step back. Cool, cool. Despite all the flirting and teasing she does, Zoey knew when to stay in her lane.

She just crossed her arms, as Dexter explained who she was. Alex... Alexandra Bell? Zoey vaguely remembered the girl. They haven't talked much, but they've definitely seen each other.

[i]"Wa-was just going to ask Zoey if we could go to the cafe and look for her friend. Wanna join?"
[/i]

"... Oh yeah, that!" Zoey said, realizing that she still had her phone on the whole time... the conversation with Kass just going on and on... and on. Oh, yeah. She should be more mindful about that. She quickly put the phone against her ear, and said,

"Yo, Kass, you still there...?" Zoey asked. "I'm gonna swing around the Cliffside with some friends... look for some clues about Maren, ya' know?"