Chapter 35: Two Days, Part 1

That night, every time I closed my eyes, I'd drift into nightmares about the upcoming party - all of us dying in the same way Rachel had, a mysterious killer showing up and wreaking havoc, the water running red with our blood. And then I woke up in a cold sweat after dreaming Aunt Beth had caught me in my lie.

Frustrated, I'd given up on sleep sometime around three a.m. By the time my alarm went off, I was so frazzled, I couldn't concentrate. And by the time I arrived at school, my insomnia had vanished, and I couldn't keep my eyes open. It took me six tries to get my locker combination right. At this rate, I'd be lucky to make it through class without falling asleep on my desk.

"Hey." Isach took the seat next to me.

"Hi." Smiling at him took a lot of effort, and it had nothing to do with me being bone tired. I glanced around the room for Trent. Please let him be here. No sign of him. Great.