"Mid-November," I reply, not caring to give the exact date— probably because it makes me unreasonably nervous. I don't like planning much. I never really did after I woke up in that chamber, just going all out while knowing that there was a high price on my head. That there was only so much time I'd have before someone caught up with me. The island doesn't do much to change that line of thought.

"You don't know it, but I'm already starting to look like I'm carrying a basketball with me wherever I go."