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.”

I told her, “they kept me in

Ciara,” Rose said. “How much of that

Angela’s Library

but she seemed

active to get your strength back,” she told me. “Come with us; we will

I did with her and Rose. We just paced

we were on the wrong side

I told Rose and Fuji, “I’ll get

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

asked him what was wrong with me. He gave them brusque and noncommittal

sure why Damien chose your family. There were better choices,

in his regular dismissive tone. “No one needs your opinion

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