"I'm so glad you are back, Ashley. You went off for almost twenty-four hours."

"Off, how?"

"You passed out!" she said with a creased forehead, "after everything Axel did to you."

It all made sense then. I passed out right after my breath became labored. Anita must have picked me up. Right then my head began to bang. I held my forehead and lay down.

Anita leaned towards me, "Ashley, I am really worried. That guy hates you. This has gone beyond just bullying. In my opinion, he wants to kill ...