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marshals on campus. I had already figured out that my boss at the library was probably a marshal. I could live with that. It wasn’t exactly in line with the deal I had with the Justice Department, but I could live with it. If there were other marshals following me around, that would be a different story.
    I walked into the living room and sat down beside Jenny on the couch. She didn’t seem to take any notice of me. She was working a crossword puzzle and was totally unaware that I intended to drop a bomb on her.
    “So Jenny, I have a question.”
    She kept working her puzzle and didn’t look up. “Sure, what’s up?”
    “Just exactly how many marshals do you have following me around?”
    Her head popped up. “There aren’t any other marshals involved in your case. You know that.”
    “No, I know there are not supposed to be any other marshals or federal agents involved in my protection. We have a deal.”
    “I’m sure it’s your imagination, but I can check into it if you like.”
    I was not buying her act for a second. She should have hit the roof at the mere thought that someone was following me around. “That’s okay. Jeff was the one that thought I have marshals following me. I’ll just tell him that isn’t the case. He can just chase his own tail trying to prove me wrong.”
    She looked alarmed. “Isn’t Jeff the guy from your History class?”
    “Yeah, he said he spotted them and that they have a hard time adjusting when I go somewhere they don’t expect me to. He even said his guess was that they were marshals.”
    “He needs to drop this and you need to stay away from him.”
    “He’s right, isn’t he?”
    “Lisa, it’s for your own good.”
    “No, that’s not okay. That is not part of our deal. I will call the U.S. Attorney.”
    “Go ahead, he signed off on it.”
    “And what if I just refuse to cooperate anymore?”
    “Look, I hate to break it to you, but people out there want you dead.”
    I f olded my arms and gave Jenny an evil look. “This is not part of the deal.”
    Jenny put her finger right in my face. “Lisa, you need to grow up. You, young lady, will continue to do what you are doing. I will continue to do whatever I think I have to in order to keep you safe. You don’t like it? Too bad, go back to New York if you don’t like the way you are being treated. How long do you think it would take the Demarco family to put a bullet in your pretty little head without us protecting you?”
    I stood up and headed for my room. “Fine, but don’t expect me to help you guys out. I sure hope your guys can keep up.” I slammed my door shut as hard as I could.
    This really sucked. I had absolutely no say so over anything, apparently. I didn’t have any real friends. Brenda seemed like she was on the way to being my friend. I was infatuated with Jeff but I didn’t know if I really liked him. He and Carl both gave me the creeps but for different reasons. How did Jeff know about the marshals or was that just a lucky guess? Exactly how much did Jeff know about me?

Chapter Four
    Tuesday morning I got ready for school while saying as little as possible to Jenny. I was still fuming over the whole the idea that I was being watched everywhere I went. I rode to school with Jenny in silence. When she dropped me off, I simply got out of the car and didn’t look back. I didn’t care if I was pissing her off or not. It was her job to watch after me, whether we liked each other or not.
    I sat through my Political Science class but barely listened. I was still trying to figure out how Jeff knew that I was being followed by marshals. He was a strange guy. He wouldn’t bother to even talk to me in class but took the time to figure out that marshals were following me around. What was his game? I left my Political Science class and headed to Chemistry. I mean, what kind of guy does that? I hoped that Brenda would be there today. I could use a normal friendly face. I just wished that I had someone