It was the day of the prom. I wasn't really worried about the arrangements because I knew my mother always took over when it came to this stuff. That morning I got home from the woods, my suit was already in my room waiting for me. Only this time my mother knew I didn't sleep at home and probably spent five nights away from home without her noticing.

"Kaya Simeon!" she stormed into my room the moment I entered. "Where in the world have you been?!"

I thought about it. I was not going to tell her I came from the woods and had been unconscious all day yesterday after...