d I felt like some one had drugged me, but my mind still wouldn't shut itself off. When I woke up I'd see Lermer again and probably Loren. I'd have to face Antler. I'd perform my first ritual in front of a group of kids who would probably be happy to see me fail, or at least em barrass myself miserably, and there was always the possibility that both would happen. Then there was the weirdness of know ing that I'd seen what could only be Elliott's ghost behaving in a very unghostlike way. Not to mention another human teenager was dead and it was looking more and more as if a vamp had something to do with it. I closed my eyes and told my body to relax and my mind to concentrate on something pleasant, like ... like ... how pretty the snow was .. .
Slowly, exhaustion took over and I finally, g
