Fatal Affection, Bitter End

ng. The storm had passed, and the afternoon sun

me. "The main essay question... it was exactly the topi

n what felt like an eternity. "I just know ho

his face ashen, his suit rumpled. He looked like he' d been through a war.

"I couldn' t concentrate! All I could think about was t

truck. "Mark, I was j

, ugly sound. "You' re an idi

niversity, a history professor na

you recommended was fantastic. My son was so nervous, but whatever that guy

r argument with Mark forgotten, her eyes n

ow it is. Glad it helped your boy." We both shared a small, knowing look. We dow

gs turning in Susan' s mind. She was looking from the di

y phone buzzed. It was

ait. She asked for th

r the second part of the exam, I saw Susan ru

" she said, her voice cloyingly sweet.

defeated. He took the thermos and, after a moment

weird," h

" Susan said with a

distance, my expr

campus was broken by the wail of a siren

the paramedics emer

s convulsing, his body drenched in sweat. A dark, wet st

laced by pure terror, and ran after the g