They had been very blunt with me. My fake owners did not ever see Master Damien and his Brothers. They passed messages to one another. If I got my them in trouble they would sell me, Master Damien could not stop it.

“I missed earth,” I lied. “I was anxious. My owners would not let me out until I calmed some.”

“Ah,” Rose said satisfied, “it happens to many of us, the realization you will never leave can cause great distress. I’m sure changing owners made it worse for you.”

“Yes,” I nodded.

From days of Laying in the box, I was weak. My friends helped me inside and decided I needed to do something. They brought the drums over and asked me to play. It took an amazing amount of energy to tap the familiar rhythms on the drums.

“You seem…strange,” Fuji said. “You have no strength.”

her, “they kept

gone ten day cycles, Ciara,” Rose said. “How much of

Angela’s Library

her, but she seemed

out. “You must be active to get your strength back,” she told

just paced the compound. My balance got

the wrong side of the compound. I’d never

told Rose and Fuji,

left to stumble toward the Lunchroom. The men were all feeding their slaves by the time I made it. I moved as quickly as

was wrong with me. He gave them brusque and

hissed. “I’m not sure why Damien chose your family. There were

Master said in his regular dismissive tone. “No

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