The doctors had advised that Anya should take a little more time off from school, so when Monday came, Anya had hoped to use the extra time to get a bit more sleep.

Loid had other ideas. 'You 're behind enough as it is, ' he said. 'And besides, it 's good to give yourself something to do during the day. '

She had scrunched her nose up at him and tried to complain, but in the end, she knew he was right. Eden College didn 't forgive easily when it came to missed schoolwork.

The good news was that he and Yor had also decided to take a little time off work. They discussed that it would be better for Anya to recover at home while both parents were present, but Anya knew the real reason that they stayed home with her.

Both of them were terrified that she would be taken again.

She wanted to comfort them, to tell them that it would be okay, but even Anya wasn 't so sure - and everyone told her that she was such a bad liar anyway.