C36

PICNIC

At the history test in the classroom, I was a bit nervous because the test was more or less difficult. The teacher had already given it to us about five minutes ago. You had only twenty, so I had fifteen left; I had only answered maybe three questions, and there were about three pages. I was only on the first one.

One question puzzled me:

What are lycanthropes?

But what...

I looked at Elder out of the corner of my eye, he was standing in the place next to me. He looked unconcerned. When I turned my eyes back to the exam he was no longer saying the same thing, but now it was a question about the war. I'm going crazy. I tried to concentrate and remember that question because I had studied it with Flavia.

I remembered it.

I started writing before I forgot.

-

As we left the classroom Elder grabbed me by the waist and spun me around.

-How did you do on the test?

He gave me a tender kiss on the lips. Most of the boys who passed by us were staring at us. As if they were surprised that