Chapter 59: An Even Match

NinaBy 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 leastLisa was also out for the next couple of weeks, from what I heard, the dean suspended her from the