I walked into the living room, toward the door as Damon asked behind me, "You wouldn't accept a peace offering for Zach, Vicki, or Lexi, would you?"

"Why would I?" I asked, turning around with a sigh.

He threw me a blood bag, and I caught it. "I won't take the apology, but I will take the blood bag."

I turned around for the door and walked out without another word, and not letting him say another word either.

No more going to school, I decided. Like, ever. Not in a million years. The only reason I had got s close to Matt was because I had gone to school, and because of it, Vicki died.

Going to school was dangerous.

I didn't see anyone for the rest of the day.