I try to think of what would interest the police. Certainly, there's a lot of wounded students, and that's what he might have heard. I'm sure my name is on the injured list.

He wants to protect his cousin. I can live with that. I don't want the school shut down, really, but I want her to be safe. "I don't know what you've been hearing," I tell him cautiously. "But I'm not sure this is a good place for your cousin right now. There are a lot of... student and staff injuries."