Chapter 13 - The Silver Knife

The sun blazes above us, looking down through crooked tree branches as we venture deeper into the woods. Streams of sweat trickle down the sides of my forehead.

"Who were you looking for in the class?" Jordan asks, and I sigh, remembering how I'd been betrayed.

"Niall… and Riley. We planned to skip Biology and meet at the West-side beach. But those dummies ended up waiting at the East-side. I thought they'd been caught trying to escape or something, so I came back to the class. But—"

"—they weren't there."

"Yeah," I say, my voice taught with irritation. "I mean, we never meet at that beach. Goddess! I thought winter had begun. It's awfully hot today," I complain to Jordan, who is trekking behind me. Dead leaves crumple beneath my steps.

"I like the heat. Winters are boring. Cold." He's glad he picked up that I don't want to talk about them anymore.

For a moment, an image of me snuggled up in a blanket with him in the cold flashes through my mind. I shake it away, shocked at my ow