What has Christina seen without me there to fight by her side? It's not like her to withhold the whole story. Sadly, that's more like me, biting back on horrible secrets in the attempt to spare others. It leaves me worried, but uncertain about pressing.

"Get whatever you want. I just got paid," I promise. While I wait, I sand in front of her. "The last time you saw me I was barely seventeen, right?" I've changed in a year, not just my tattoos and piercings. I'm between haircuts, I've gained some more lean muscle. I'm not the girl who stood over Tori's body.

"Time is...time is funny here. I was here for ten months before Four came,but he left from months before I did. We don't know how it works but...it's not a bad city. They provide us with a place to live, money. I have Tobias, friends, a job...a pet."