Sometimes, when there was nothing better to do, Alice sketched them on her class notes. Sometimes, when Lorina was too preoccupied to check carefully, she skipped out on her medication. Sometimes, when she was locked in her room, she let herself think of what might have happened if she had stayed. Could she have adjusted to a life in the Country of Hearts. Could she have adjusted to a life in Wonderland? She knew the answer was yes.
If she were still there, what would she be doing at that moment? Would she be journeying through the woods to visit her friends? Or would she stay and try to assist Julius in repairing broken watches? Maybe Boris would be dragging her around the amusement park. Maybe the twins would introduce her to another one of their life-threatening games. Maybe Peter would be stalking her, or she would be wandering around with Ace, or she would have tea with the Hatter, or enjoying the company of the queen. Maybe she would simply be reading. She missed Wonderland so much it physically hurt. Why had she come back to reality again?
Sometimes, when she was all alone in her room with no overprotective sister or homework to distract her, Alice would pretend she wasn't crazy and it wasn't all just in her head.