Melody shrugged her shoulders and went over to the LyfeModulator. She began disassembling it. Kat hobbled around to face her, staring at her with confusion and anger. Melody continued to ignore her.
“I don’t need to know? You involved me in this, but I don’t need to know?”
“No, you don’t.”
“So what? You’re just done? I nearly died, you cried about how I nearly died, and now you want to walk away? What about the money?”
“You can’t put a price on a human life.”
“You’re putting a price on yours.”
Melody shook her head. “No, I’m not.”
“Yes, you are. Unless you care to explain what’s going on?”
Melody sighed, squeezing her eyes shut. She buried her face in her hands. Kat swallowed, feeling powerless.
“Melody, I can’t help you unless you tell me what’s going on.”
“You won’t be able to
