CHAPTER 7 I was a jittery, exhausted mess after my sleepless night, a zombie girl with burning eyes and a pounding headache (can zombies get headaches?). Miraculously though, after just a few hours of sleep, I felt restored to a fully-functioning person (as much as I ever was), and woke up starving. I don't know how many calories I'd burned being a nervous wreck, but it must've been a hell of a lot. Definitely not a diet I'd recommend. It took me no time at all to get ready, a quick shower, a handful of cereal, and a glance at my e-mails (nothing urgent or scary this time, thankfully) and I was off to meet Kip. As anxious as I was to see him, I have to admit I was also looking forward to the Indian buffet. The forecast that Wednesday morning called for scattered showers, but the sky look

