Madison POV
I was relieved that the communicator worked. I was not sure if it would, over this long distance, and when I heard Gerome answer, I almost burst into tears, but when I heard Dad and Zane’s voice, tears did fall down my cheeks, and it took everything in me to keep my voice from cracking and keeping it soft and in control, hoping they could not tell I was crying, I risked talking to them, not yet knowing if they had cameras or mics in the room, I was staying in.
I lay with my back to the door and facing the window. I had left the curtains open, so I could see the moon in the sky and feel that little bit closer to Zane and my family, knowing they could see that same moon as me. Mum had told me to look to the moon when I was sad and knew the goddess was watching me, and though at
