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I was sure that there was no one in the closet when I had come in, otherwise I would have heard them. The boy, he had been scared, why would else he plead. He sounded like he hadn't had water for a while. I slowly stepped toward him and he began to back away. What was his problem? Souls weren't that scared of me except for my mother's friend.

"D-don't turn me into a p-parasite," He was trying to sound tough but his voice quivered and I could hear the boy behind the man he was trying to be. Parasite? Then it hit me, only a human would say something like this. A human! My heart lifted but some part of me was screaming a warning. The boy lifted up a pill and started to put it in his mouth. I had a feeling that this pill wasn't from a healing facility. I jumped forward and knocked him down along with boxes. He was gangly with muscles only starting to grow on his too-long arms, but he was quite strong. He was on top of me in seconds reaching forward to take the pill.

I had never used violence before but to save someone's life. Someone like me, I could. I pressed my knee between his legs, which was a place I knew hurts most. He yelped, not loud, but still alarmed.

"Sorry." I apologized and took the pill and threw it and it fell, somewhere, with a small clunk! The boy sat up and started at me his fist curled up in a ball. He looked ready to hit me and stared at his eyes, chocolate brown and a black pupil. No sliver. I turned away going to a near-by sink splashed water in my eyes and then I flicked on the light with my shoulder. My mother had told me that when I was twenty-five and they were sure my eye would stop growing I would be able to get a pigment shot that turned the outside of my pupil a silver color. When I was sure that I was able to get the all the silver out, I turned back and the boy stared at me, amazed.

I was happy to see his fist had unknotted and turned, not relaxed, but not as tense.

"Your h-human," He whispered amazed and I laughed, gently.

"So are you." I whispered and then felt suddenly normal around him. "I'm sorry I scared you."

That wasn't on his mind though and as quickly as he had relaxed he began firing questions. The first one predictable:
"What are you doing here?'

"I work here," I decided to play dumb, though I knew the answer he was seeking.

He looked irritated. "No I mean why are with p-souls,"

Then all my feelings overflowed. I began talking to a complete stranger about what I locked up, and we had only one similarity, being human.

"When I was born my mother decided for me to be human and not put a soul in me. She fought with everyone to help me live. A healer, Fords Deep Waters. See, I was born way before the humans knew so in most places I fit in and then when the souls took over I became more of an outsider. All my life I never fit in, or at least remembered fitting in. My mother hid everything from me and I just found out a few months ago,'- The boy listened intently and I continued thought I felt tears coming- "My best friend in the whole world betrayed me and now I can't see her. I realized my mother stole my real mother's life and my father risked his life to save me! I am so alone. Everyone, they look at me like I'm some horrible person! And there is no place I fit in!"

I realized I was sobbing and the boy looked horrified. He was playing with his thumbs and looked uncomfortable. I don't think he's ever seen a girl cry before. The weird thing was I felt more comfortable talking to him more than Sarah. Also that he would be the only person that could understand, even though my mother was the most understanding person I've met, she wouldn't get how I would feel.

"I felt alone once," He whispered and his voice was sad, but he didn't talk more about it. "How old are you?"

"Seventeen," I answered, and his long nose scrunched up.

"I'm turning seventeen soon," He replied. "Do you have any siblings?"

"No, the Seekers didn't want me in the first place they don't want another one of me." I noticed how is back hunched and his shoulder shook when I said, Seeker.

I was still crying and was surprised when he gently patted my back and soon I stopped crying and then thought about him. Wherever he came from, he must be tired and hungry. I got up slowly, my bones popping.

"Stay there." He looked scared again when I headed to the door and his hands were fists again. "Don't worry I won't turn you in if anyone comes, don't make a sound and hide in the back."

I ran as quickly as I could and made sure I closed the door behind me. I ran to a small store built into the facility and picked up a bagel and then on second thought he was pretty tall, so I got two. I got three water bottles, two apples and a packet of M&M's. The lady raised her eyebrow and I fake laughed.

"It's my turn to pick up all the food," I smiled and hoped she didn't think I looked suspicious. In then realized my eyes must be red and swollen.

We made small talk and I headed back to the closet, praying that the strange human boy was still there. I twisted key and put my ear to the door to try and hear the boy. No noise. I felt my heart drop when I thought that he might have left.

I walked in and thought maybe he would think that I was a Seeker. "It's just me,"

The boy didn't come out and I switched on the lights and he relaxed when he saw that I was alone. I sat next to him and handed him all the food and he drank two of the water bottles, ate both the bagels, and the apples. I offered to get him more food but he shook his shaggy black hair. I was glad that he did because I would have to see the soul at the counter again, with more food. He opened the packet of M&M's and ate them all and gave me two. I popped them in my mouth and then he got up and I saw how tall he really was. I came up to his shoulder, and I suddenly didn't feel comfortable. He could hurt me easily. I was just about to ask him his name, when he interrupted me.

"I should be going." He whispered, softly. "Thanks for helping me."

^^Sarah^^

I saw Flame again walking up her stairs and an excited dog barking. She looked so sad, her eyes were red but she was smiling. She did lie just to make her mother happy but this smile was genuine. I wanted to go talk to her but I couldn't, so I went home again. The thing that I felt so bad about was how if I talked to her I would end up hurting her again so I kept away from her. Everything was boring without her. My job was terrible without her; I hated the empty hallways, something we both enjoyed. Night Song, was mad at me, well, not mad but in her eyes you could see she blamed me for Flame having to leave. It was my fault though, everything was, and Flame knew she was human but she would never kill anyone. I remember every memory. Us laughing when we got our hair done for the first time, or when we would go shopping and would pick out the worst clothes and wear them, while people stared at us.

I ran inside my room, and threw clothes after clothes in a duffle bag, a plastic blue brush, hair ties, a picture of Flame and I. I climbed out the window and landed into the damp dark grass and crept away I had taken the car keys and I started an old light blue car, I drove out into the street, trying to stay exactly at the speed limit. The last thing I needed was to draw attention myself. I parked the car halfway in a shallow lake, that I was sure was deeper farther out. I got out and I removed my shirt rolled it in mud and threw it in the lake along with my pants. I removed my bra and underwear and threw them also. I took off one of my tennis shoes and threw it in, away from my clothes. I put my other shoe in the car. Then I opened my duffle and put on some clothes and I ran. When I entered a forested area, I was scared. Hairs stood up on my arms when I heard scuffling in the bushes but I gritted my teeth and began to run faster. I was always a good runner so I only had to take little breaks. Though my body had to tire out some time, I had to stop and I internally cursed myself for not taking water.

I had only run for a half an hour but I was so thirsty. I opened my duffle bag and found some sandals, not the best shoes but when I would reach a store, I wouldn't look like a runaway. I went farther in the woods and then slept in a hollow tree trunk. I was so grateful of it being there, I was pretty sure I shared it with spiders and other creepy bugs. I didn't care and then finally I drifted into an exhausted sleep.