#Chapter 59: An Even Match

Nina By the time the first few days of the week passed, everything seemed to be back to normal. Midterms were coming up in a few weeks; not only did I have to prepare for exams, but I also had several projects and papers to write, so I was completely swamped with classwork. It was probably a good thing, though, since I would have spent far too much time agonizing over what happened in the woods. Why had K been so hell-bent on capturing me? He had said that he had instructions to bring me back alive… Back to who? Whenever these thoughts came up throughout the week, I pushed them back down. I had work to focus on. On Friday night, the hockey team had a game; naturally, I would have to attend, although these days attending the games wasn’t so much a chore as it was enjoyable. For the first time all semester, it seemed that there was no drama -- with guys, at least. Lisa was also out for the next couple of weeks; from what I heard, the dean suspended her