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adventure to begin. "I shouldn't be doing this," I shook my head unbelievingly. "It's my first week and I'm already breaking a rule. Reid would be furious if he found out."
    "If he does find out," Kyle sang, leading us out of the gate in no time. They seem to know where they were going, which made me wonder how many times they had done this before. We didn't have to walk very far, and I could already see the group of stalls that marked the beginning of the village.
    It didn't look like a big village, and the inhabitants seemed to have an eye for fun. Their long clothes flew freely with the wind and bangles lined their arms. The men were carrying guitars and banjos and there was actually a group of people at a corner singing an unknown song, with some of the girls dancing playfully to the rhythm.
    "What were you going to get for our project?" I asked Spencer who was walking silently behind us.
    He seemed at a loss for a second, then he answered that he needed some more screws. I found his response suspicious; since I'm pretty sure I saw a box full of screws last night among his things. He couldn't have used them all up already, could he?
    "The store's over there," Evan directed him. He looked at Kyle, who nodded back without unspoken words. "Kyle and I will be off here, see you in an hour!"
    "What? Wait!" I called after the two, but they waved away and ran to an alley before I could call out to them again. "What are they up to?"
    "No idea," Spencer replied, already walking. He didn't walk to the direction of the store Evan had pointed. Instead, he walked straight ahead, immersed in his own thoughts.
    I didn't know what to do. He didn't look like he wanted someone with him, but I didn't know this place either. What if I followed him and it turned out he wanted to do something on his own? What if he was meeting with someone? What if I got lost? Well, Evan did mention that we would meet up again in an hour, so I guess I could walk around and just get back here in time.
    I let Spencer walk on his own as I surveyed the different stores. Some of them were actually selling weird stuff. There were some clothes and shoes, and there were some witch doctor medicines. I shrugged, backing away from them. I didn't like witchcraft, and it freaked me out. I didn't realize I had turned a corner until I saw that all the shops had gone. There was only a long alley in front of me, and there was light at the other end. Curiosity kicking in, I walked ahead, cursing myself for not bringing any watch with me.
    As I reached the end, I noticed that there was a throng of people gathered around something in the distance. It must be interesting, since all of them were speaking at once. I walked over, standing up on tiptoes to see what was going on. Someone was shouting, and there was another one crying.
    This isn't good, my inner self said. But I wanted to take a look, and when someone before me moved, I saw what it was. Rather, what it had been. It was a human, with its stomach ripped open and its intestines strewn all over the place. Its mouth was frozen in a big O, probably from screaming with pain as his entrails were taken out of him. Its eyes were open, the pupils dilated, lifeless.
    I took a step back, revolted. I wanted to vomit, the stench of death staining the air, and the image of the dead man burning in my brain. I felt dizzy and started losing focus of what was happening in front of me.
    "It's you!" a woman screamed, her voice shrill and menacing.
    Somewhere in the distance, another woman hissed. "It's her! She's from that school, it must be her!"
    "I'm going to kill you!" the first woman shrieked, and I could see a figure walking in front of me, her hands outstretched in front of her, a dagger glimmering in the light. She was going to stab me. She was going to kill me.
    I screamed and closed my eyes, waiting for the blade to touch my skin. But the blow never came. Instead, I heard someone say the word cursed and I could hear feet shuffling