Nina narrating:
— What… — I said, confused.
— It probably depends on your mood. — Victoria said. — When you’re worried or scared, your mind pushes your shield out like a reflex, and when your mood changes or improves, it gets pulled back in. I’m not sure, though. Like I said, I’ve never met anyone like you before. You’ll gain control over it with time. Everyone learns how to work with their gift over the decades.
I nodded in response. I was too confused to ask any further questions at the moment. Suddenly, I remembered that she had introduced herself, and I hadn’t done that yet.
— I’m… Nina — I said, a brief reminder of a girl, whom I was almost sure was me, telling a blurry figure that she preferred to be called Nina.
She smiled back at me when a random thought hit me hard.
— Wait…
