None of us had expected this outcome.

To think that I was being targeted - not just by that criminal gang, but by someone else!

I ran through my memories, trying to figure out who might have a reason to hurt me.

But after thinking it through, the list was slim - besides my so-called family, I hadn't made enemies with anyone.

Could it be someone I'd unknowingly provoked?

The more I thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

The pain in my head returned, ...