It was early in the morning after negotiating with the teacher, and I made a simple plan for what I would do later, and then I cleaned up and went to bed.

The next morning, I was awakened by the telephone ring.

When I woke up, I still didn't react. I groped around the bed for a long time before I felt the source of the sound.

I took it over and looked at the caller ID. I connected the phone in a daze.

At the other end, Dexter's voice was very worried, "Aimee, something happened."

I suddenly woke up and sat up from the bed. My voice was still...