— CASSIAN
I stood outside her door for ten minutes.
Listening.
She wasn't crying.
Wasn't screaming.
Just silence.
Which was somehow worse.
I should walk away. Should let her sit with her failure. Let her understand that escape was impossible.
But I couldn't.
Because my hand was still shaking.
And I hated it.
I opened the door without knocking.
She spun around. Eyes blazing.
"Get out."
"No."
"I said get out!"
"And I said no."
I closed the door behind me. Locked it.
She backed up. "Don't come near me."
"I'm not going to hurt you."
"You just cut off my only chance at escape!"
"You never had a chance. That phone was a test."
"A test I failed."
"No. A test that showed me exactly who you are."
"A prisoner?"
"A fighter."
She laughed. Bitter. Broken.
"Some fighter. I ca
