" Do you even remember my name? You lied to me, killed me and you probably don't even remember my fucking name."I shrugged. "Not really. You were just... the first guy that fit my armour. And you didn't even pay me."With an angry growl he charged again, and I dodged and blocked some more. I could start to feel myself start to run low on energy. I focused again and lit up the area again, but brighter this time. As I did I saw the tentacles retreat towards the dark and the armour slow down.Standing. 00 dollars. Thirdly I want you to keep my secret and tell no one we had this conversation or that I am here.' I looked at her incredulously and asked 'where do you think I can get nine hundred dollars .' She stood and started to remove her clothes saying 'I know about your side business and what a little freak you are, I need your help for this week end and you can get the money from the ATM while I am here.' I was transfixed, one of the most beautiful girls in the school was in my dorm. When I was done, some ten minutes or so later, I checked to see if she was still there."Hey Ruksana are you still there." Yes." She said softly."Are you alright?" I asked concerned I had told her too much."Why hadn't you told me any of this before?" She continued softly. "I feel a little like I don't know you at all." I'm still every bit the person you have known these past two years." I answered."No. I don't think so." She said with a tremble in her voice."How do you mean?" I asked her.She was. .." Well, I don't have a "television" here, whatever that is," she said. "And your friends are beyond your reach. But if you want to read a book, get one out of our library." Library? I didn't see one when we cleaned." We didn't have one then. We do now." We do now?" his voice rose disbelievingly, then he sighed. "Right. Power. The same way you healed me." Exactly," Polina said approvingly. "I can make changes to the World Above, but it takes effort. The World Below is mine, and I can arrange.
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