LONELY
"I don't take care of people. That's not in our relationship contract," Mai said as she finished wrapping the bandage around June's entire burned arm. It was not pretty, but Mai was morbidly fascinated by the gruesome injury. "If you need something, you get it yourself."
"You're staying with me all night and you know it," replied June with a cocky smile. Mai kept her expression blank. "You feel terrible that I got hurt."
"You jumped off of a building to tackle a firebender, getting a broken leg and a severe burn in the process. None of that makes me pity you," Mai said, crossing her arms.
June lay back on the bed. "You know you love me and you desperately want me to get better. You would be so lonely without me. Imagine how terribly lonely your life would be."
Mai had a trace of a smile in her face before she caught herself.
"I'm not ever lonely. You would get lonely scratching at burn ointment and lying in bed for a week without being able to get up. I'm the hero," Mai said.
"You're the opposite of a hero, and you've always been. That's why I like you."