When I woke up, it was dark out. I cursed myself for missing a whole day of classes for a temper tantrum and tried to stand up. My legs felt wobbly under me. I followed the light from campus to get me out of the forest and wound up in front of my dorm building.
I winced as I walked up the steps and threw my body into my room. I landed on Loren’s shaggy pink carpet with a thud. My roommate gasped from her bed and immediately jumped up to help me.
“What happened?” she grabbed me by my elbows and helped me sit up. “Was it Kairos? Are you okay? Should I get the nurse? Professor Lunerly?”
“No!” I shrieked with much more gusto than I expected. Loren looked at me with wide eyes. I shook my head slowly. “Not Lunerly, please.”
“Zora,” Loren said quietly. “What’s going on?”
I broke into a cacop
