"Marty, I normally, wouldn't do this, but I need a favor."

Merrill was sitting in a chair, looking serious.

Marty put down his book and pushed his chair over to Merrill.

"What do you need?"

"Lately, Drew has been acting strangely. He constantly kisses me when I tell him I love him. He seems to be going off alone a lot too." Merrill looked over her shoulder to see that no one was around.

"Look, Merrill. If you need help with some girly stuff, go to Essie.

"NO! That's not what I need. If you can throw Essie's power, then you can throw mine. Drew is in the library right now. I need you to throw me there."

Marty stood up and walked back and forth between the chair and the wall.

"So you," he pointed to Merrill, "need help from me. You knew this question was coming. What do I get out of it?"

Merrill looked directly at Marty. "Half of my blood allotment tomorrow. But only if you don't screw this up!"

Marty looked at Merrill. "Half a blood allotment? Deal."

"We need to do this as quickly as possible before Drew leaves the library." Merrill took Marty's hand and they closed their eyes.

Pain ripped through Merrill's body as she was thrown to the library. It felt like she had been thrown against a wall. She was disoriented at first but then she found Drew and began to read.

She followed him up the stairs and down the halls. She had been down this path before. She knew exactly where he was going, Sherry's room. She saw him looking down at her, she saw him caress her cheek as she slept peacefully. She shivered at his cold touch. He bent down and whispered, "I love you Sherry."

At that moment, the pain was too much for Merrill to take. A combination of a broken heart and physical pain that she still felt were unbearable. She let go of Marty's hand and found herself back in the wine cellar. Merrill was dizzy. The room began to spin wildly.

Marty, unhurt from the ordeal, looked at Merrill with concern. "Merrill? You okay?"

The last thing Merrill uttered before she fell was, "I thought we would be together forever."