*Emma listen to me please.* Adam's soul tried to break into Emma's mind but he felt nothing. Just as he felt for hours after he so ashamedly kicked her out of his mind. *Darling Emma I didn't mean to kick you from me forever. I just wanted to protect you is all. You are still too new with your powers for me to risk your life out in the field with the others. EMMA Please let me know that I'm in you again.* Adam listened in his sleep for Emma's replay.



Nothing.



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Emma tossed and turned in her sleep willing her mind to read other people thoughts. *Why can't I anymore. I did I lose my powers for ever. Or is this temporary. I want to ask Adam but he all ready made it clear that he didn't want me in his way any longer.*



Emma's eyes flew open. "I'm in Adam's way. That's why he didn't want me to go out in the field with Shalimar, Brennan and Jesse. He thinks I'm an wuss. I'm still in Adam's way even without my powers." She sat up in bed and removed her tangled bed sheets.



She stepped out of bed and walked to her closet and pulled out her long sweater jacket and slipped it on over her pj's. She went and put on her slippers and walked to her door and opened it slowly. She walked out of her room and walked toward the garage and out of the door.



After she shut the door behind her softly she made her way to the side door that led the way outside. Once she stepped outside and softly closed the door she spoke softly to herself. "Now I wouldn't be in Adam or any one else way." With that she made her way down to the beach.



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*Emma let me in.* Jesse's thoughts cried out toward the image of Emma. "We can work this out together sweet Emma if only you would trust me." He turned his head in his sleep to the right side and soft tears rolled down his face to his pillow.



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Emma slowly walked toward the water slipping out of her slippers as she went. She bent and picked each slipper up and carried them in her hands.



Once she got to the water she shut her eyes as she felt the ice cold waves hit her bare feet. *I love the water like this. It is soothing to one's soul. I wish I were an mermaid so that I could live under water for ever.*



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*Emma come back to me. I can help you if you allow me to.* Brennan said softly but firmly to the image of Emma in his dream. "Emma this is your friend speaking don't turn your back on me.* He raised his voice as Emma began to turn her back to him.



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Emma opened her eyes and sighed. "Best me on my way if I want to be away from here before day break." She turned and began to walk along the water edge towards the town.



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*Emma you have to trust me. You always had before. Why don't you now?" Shalimar said softly as she spoke in the image Emma's ear in her dream. *You know you want to. So do so.* She placed her hand on Emma's shoulder and tried to turn the younger girl toward her but the image of Emma stubbornly refused to move.



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Emma placed her slippers back on the dry ground and stepped back into them. *The water was cold but my slippers are nice and warm. Warmth what an wonderful feeling.* She began her long walk toward the city where she thought she could borrow some money from her old boss to get out of town. "I'll pay her back when I earn some money on my own. She knows I will. She trust me still." Emma turned her face back toward the Sanctuary. *Not like Adam.* She turned her face back to the direction that she was going and began to walk.