I shouldn’t have been doing this. Which, of course, was exactly why I did.
The dormitory was silent as the moon climbed higher into the sky. Elise and the others had taken forever to fall asleep tonight, as if they somehow knew I was planning something. Still, I waited until I was sure each one of them was fully out before I pulled the sheet over my head and whispered the incantation that would separate my spirit from my body.
My consciousness hovered above the bed, and I stared down at my still form. My chest rose and fell, eyelids twitching now and then—just enough to make anyone think I was just asleep. The only difference was, I wouldn’t wake again unless my spirit returned to my body. Not even if someone slapped me or dumped ice water over my head. I’d learned that the hard way when
