"What can I do now?" She said slowly in her mind. The cordless pod newly installed in her back makes her sadder because it's sapping her drier. She only wants to read books too but now she's turned useless for herself.

"I can't be in the world like I want to. Everything is turned against me and life is sadder. They are making my brain do things that'll not do naturally. And Catherine's twin sister is supporting them. I never really did anything to them other than that I licked a secret to Alex about what John was doing. I'm here without being here."

She tried moving her body but...