I was the only one. Arnold watched me from afar. He was my backup plan in case things got hairy. I walked to the field house, where most of the assaul...ts had taken place. I sat on a bench, chatting idly on my cell phone like the ditzy blonde I was pretending to be. And surely enough, the predator came to me. I felt someone grab me from behind. Whoever it was, they were strong. I struggled but the predator wouldn’t let go. So I grabbed my pen and stabbed the predator’s thigh. The predator grunted. Upto Amabala the journey was peaceful and enjoyable but after Amabala road repair was taking place so bus was moving very slow and ride was jerky. Our bodies were shaking but thanks to shock absorbers of bus it was not that bad. By that time the bus was 4 hrs late and we all were feeling sleepy.Anita was taking nap and unknowingly her head was resting on my shoulders and her legs were up on footboard. I could feel she was feeling cold because off and on she would bury her face hard on my. "Oh yeah, she's like that sometimes," I said, basically talking aboutmyself.We shared awkward smiles and eventually she said "Well I look forwardto teaching you and your sisters this year," before she moved on toanother row of students that she needed to introduce herself to."I suppose Suzanne got away with pretending to be my mother, then," Imumbled to myself.Maths passed by quickly with almost the entire group around me, but Iquickly realised it would be a struggle to get any work done in. That way the power doesn't jump to someone else by accident. Incantations are spoken that allow the new Leader to choose the House color, but they usually forgo that and keep it the same. Then the sender and receiver essentially grasp hands and focus on the transfer." So the sender, the one giving the mantle, is a willing participant?" Not necessarily. There have been instances when a Leader's mantle has been stripped and handed over to a new Leader." So, basically, as long as the receiver.