is happening. Eric and Scott come running into the woods, distracting Mark. Jess takes the opportunity to punch Mark in the stomach. Then, she hits him over the head with a stick.As Scott, Eric, and Jess are all carrying Mark out of the woods. Eric explains that he was bringing the results of his internet search to Jess when he saw her neighbor’s emergency light flashing. He found Scott on the floor and helped him up when he went inside to check things out. Then, Scott told Eric that Mark was going to kill Jess. Both of them ran into the woods to save her.After Mark is out of the woods, Eric runs to call the police. Jess and Scott are left alone, and Scott finally explains who he really is. He had been following Mark to protect people from him. Mark had killed Scott’s cousin. However, since he could not prove Mark was guilty of murder, Scott vowed to protect other people from Mark. Scott had changed his name so Mark would not know who he was. Now that Mark is finally going to jail, Scott can go back home and relax.Jess shows the characteristic of curiosity throughout the story. She constantly asks questions that pry into people’s personal lives. When she cannot get anyone to answer her questions, she starts investigating people. Jess’s characteristic of curiosity is important to the story, because Mark would not have gotten mad at her if she had not asked so many questions....
