As I walked away from Maria and Skylar, I heard her ask if he was all right. I didn't wait to hear his reply as I closed the door to the bedroom that Maria and I had been given.

Once inside, I Washed my face and hands in the small sink and breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Maria hadn't forced me back into the back of her mind again. I was tired of being shut off from the world, and wondered what made her dislike me so much. After all, I didn't see why we couldn't get along better, our abilities were complimentary, yet she continued to treat me like some tool to be used then put away until next time.

These thoughts still in my head, I threw myself onto the tiny cot, and fell asleep.