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The driver escorted Cal to the door of her home. She walked in, climbed to her room, and fell into bed, waving at Beth on the way up the stairs. Sleep took her before her head hit the pillow.

Cal dreamed about the men in navy uniforms attacking. O'Brien dying with a knife in his back. She fought against the blankets. Noise from downstairs dragged her from slumber. The students must have finished some important exam to be causing such a row. She considered going to tell them ...