CHAPTER TWENTY"Have you been into town yet?" Gregory asks as we walk along the road with small cottages and impressive mini-mansions.
"No. So we're allowed to leave campus on the weekends?" I shove my hands deeper into my coat pockets.
"So long as we're back by seven."
Seven. During the winter, it's dark then.
"What about the woods?" I hate the way my voice shakes.
"Don't worry about the woods." He bumps his shoulder against mine. "I'll protect you from anything out there."
As hard as this day has been, I smile. It's genuine, too.
I don't really believe Gregory, but at least he seems to mean it. At least he cares.
But what about the warnings about the woods?
"Would anything..." I clear my throat. "You know, come out of the woods and attack us after dark?"
He shakes his head. "No
