The next few days were uneventful.

They had a few tests and exams scheduled throughout the last few weeks of the program, and she wanted to do as well as possible, so she studied a lot.

Which meant she was tired a lot.

She’d finally grown used to stretching out in an empty bed, wrapping herself in the strong arms of an electric blanket, and falling asleep to the hum of the streetlamps.

She felt ready.

The last part of her plan, the final steps, were all set. All she had left to do was wait.

And wait.

And wait.