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court.  I’ve always liked basketball.  Care to join me?”
    Dustin’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion.  He and I both knew that I didn’t have an athletic bone in my body, but he complied.  “OK.  Let’s go.”
    “Lead the way,” I insisted.
    With another suspicious glance at me, he stepped in front of me.  His back was turned!  I had about ten seconds to make a run for it.  But he would probably catch me before I could get too far.  Thinking fast, I searched for some kind of object.  A flashlight!  Dustin had put down his flashlight when we were talking.  As quietly and quickly as I could, I grabbed it.  Before I could have another second to think, I swung.
    Dustin became aware that something was wrong a little too late.  Just as he turned around, the flashlight connected with his head.  He crumpled to the ground.  In sheer panic, I dropped to my knees to check if he was dead.  Nope.  Just knocked out.  He was going to have a serious headache when he woke up.  I could already see the lump forming where I had hit him.
    “Sorry,” I whispered, knowing that he probably couldn’t hear me.  
    After dragging him into a corner, I made a beeline for the door.  The cool air felt like a refreshing smack in the face.  It woke me up.  The adrenaline was pumping now.  I still clutched the flashlight, my only weapon.  
    Taking a deep breath, I headed for the entrance of the school.  I had seen people go that direction during the tour.  A few people still walked about the grounds, but they were all students.  I wasn’t surprised that others had decided to break the curfew.  However, I couldn’t understand why they didn’t just leave.  
    I hurried along, making sure to remain invisible.  As I got closer to the entrance, I noticed that I hadn’t seen another person for quite some time.  That was not a good sign, but I pushed ahead anyway.  
    “Hey, wait!” someone called.
    Without looking back to see who it was, I broke into a sprint.  I hadn’t gone more than thirty yards when I was suddenly airborne.  Then I hit the ground with a sickening thud.  The wind knocked out of me, I gasped for air.  My head was spinning.  When I tried to sit up, my chest burst into a flaming pain that I had never experienced in my life.  I clutched at the pain in my chest, continuing to cough and splutter.
    I thought I heard some kind of alarm off in the distance somewhere, but there was no way to be sure.  My vision was getting blurry.  I could no longer form any coherent thoughts.  Suddenly all I wanted to do was go to sleep.  My eyes drooped until I could see no more.  
    The first thing I heard was voices.  All around me.  They sounded so far away and muted, like I was under water.  I got the strange feeling that someone was right there beside me.  I tried to turn my head, but it was too heavy for me to move.  I couldn’t even open my eyes.  Trying to calm myself, I focused on the voices until they became clear.
    “Doctor, you’re needed in the emergency room.  There was another…incident.”
    “Get a sedative.”
    “Lily?  Are you finally awake?”
    Using all my strength, I turned my head to the voice calling my name.  I lifted one heavy eyelid, and then the other.  As my eyes cleared, a face came into view.  I blinked.  
    “How are you feeling?” Dustin asked, sounding more amused than worried.
    I glared at him.  “I feel like crap.” Eyeing the big bandage on the side of his head, I fought a grin.  “How are you feeling?”
    His hand flew up to his head, eyes turning into slits.  “Like I just got hit over the head with a flashlight.  Thanks.”
    My smile faded.  “Yeah, I really am sorry for that, but I had to try.”
    He nodded.  “I know.”
    “So, could you tell me what happened?  Everything is kind of a blur.”
    Dustin’s crooked grin grew wider.  “Well, after you knocked me out, I suppose you ran for the entrance.  Then you hit the barrier.  There’s