ungs. Air, clean and

snappe

g, painful, be

uld

ummed above. Rows of desks stretched before

e

c drum against my ribs. Th

al clock on the wall.

exact date.

t happened. Befo

No calluses from years o

as

y throat. I was back in the SAT testing

smirking as he looked at another student's paper. And two seats ov

e exam room. David' s words from

? W

ed, "Maintain a quiet and

the overheard conversation, the knife... it all felt li

k ticked

econd

happen again. Not to me. And if David