Unlike most days, I dreaded going to the Keepers. If the girls were still at the village, which they probably were, I would be stuck in that boring room again. I sighed and stretched a little on the transport pad. It wouldn’t be long before I was stuck to the wall.

Rose’s owners left us inside the Keeper’s area and I saw the girl from yesterday heading toward us. The Keepers must have expected it, they were watching from the side.

“You stupid bitch!” Rose yelled in English and swung her hand out to strike me.

I only had time to flinch before the Keepers were dragging the two of us into the little room. I was put on the wall again and I saw Rose on the opposite wall. The partition rose in front of my face.

“Slaves are not permitted to fight,” the Keeper said before he closed the door.

“So,” Rose said brightly, “what did you talk about yesterday?”

was your plan?” I asked her feeling

L A ‘s L I B R A

alone, but we thought at least we could keep

told her. “Your arms

feel now is a good time to ask. My owners have forbidden me to talk about my home planet. It has been so long and

day to ourselves,” I laughed Leaning my head

English, “it’s just

most of the talking. I told Rose everything about Life in America now. Eventually we found it was easier

had been from a small town in Kansas. I couldn’t tell her much about the state particularly, because I wasn’t from there. I kept the discussion

that was there

of them, had

asked, “do these seem like slaves that are

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