-Hunter- I took the steps very slowly. Harper had clearly told me to rest, but I couldn’t stay down there any longer. Hospitals freaked me out. I felt confined and anxious. I just needed to get to my room and rest a bit. As I opened the door, I found Angela on my bed again, her feet resting against the wall. She wore bright purple socks and a tight white t-shirt—no bra underneath—and black baggy shorts with a small bow tied at the front. Her long blond hair was sprawled across my bed, still a bit damp from a recent shower. “Are you going to mark me now too?” she asked without looking up. Too? Oh! “Elijah marked you?” I inquired. Something inside me didn’t really believe he would do it, especially considering how he had left the room. I thought he might go drink or head to his uncle’s

