"Hey, Alex?" I looked at her hesitantly. I wanted to ask her something, but I wasn't sure if I'd seen right. It would be such an embarrassing thing to ask if I was wrong about this.

She looked into my eyes, smiling encouragingly. She made me feel as if I could talk to her about anything; that no matter what I said next, she wouldn't judge me. I smiled back timidly and asked: "How come you seemed to hesitate when you told me we are sisters?"

For a quick second, her eyes went wide. The look of complete surprise and... embarrassment? that washed over her face as soon as the words left my mouth, was gone, masked, almost as soon as it had appeared.

She opened her mouth to talk, but no words came out. She closed it, only to try again a second later.

Suddenly, someone burst into the room. A sigh of relief escaped Alex. I frowned at her, but dropped the subject for now. "Kara! It's so good to see you awake!" The man told me excitedly. I looked at him, before looking at Alex with a questioning look.

"This is your best friend, Winn. He worked with you at CatCo, before transferring here to work in IT," she explained. I nodded understandingly and could see the look of confusion on the man's face from the corner of my eye. Alex then turned her attention to him and said: "It seems that Kara suffers from amnesia." Worry and pain were clear in her voice. Even without my superhearing, I could hear it loud and clear. I decided to take her hand in mine and squeeze softly, reassuringly.

The smile she gave me, reminded me of the conversation that had been interrupted. Maybe this Winn guy, if he really is my best friend, might be able to help me get the answers I need. Before I could ask him though, I needed to get him alone, but I was sure Alex wouldn't leave my side anytime soon.

"Alex?" I asked her, "Could you get me some food, please? I'm kind of hungry and I don't know if I can get up just yet."

"Of course," she answered sweetly, "I'll go get your favorite and you just get some rest."

I nodded and smiled gratefully at her.

Winn was going to follow her out, but I called him back. "Can I ask you something?"