ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER I’d been caught and sentenced to detention, my stomach was filled with butterflies. I couldn’t wait for the day to pass by. I was happier than normal, and when Katie commented on it, I told her I’d eaten too much sugar and was on an unnatural high. But nothing could be further from the truth. Today was the day that I’d see Nyeer, and he’d tell me what had happened to Fiore, and why he hadn’t contacted me all semester. After the final bell rang, I rushed to my room and got my bag packed and ready for the night ahead. I took a spare set of thermals, the book, and my knife. Why, I wasn’t sure, but something told me I was going to need it. I just had to figure out how to get out of my mandatory detention, and straight to bed rule. I wasn’t sticking around the dete

