23. Ava
I touched his mind, as gently as I could. I hate using my powers, but sometimes you just have to change things, just a little, to try and make things right. I wiped this trip from his memory. I took his anger and I softened its edges. He didn't need all this pain. Hopefully the love would be strong enough to fill the holes.
I left him asleep by the side of the road, with no memory of me.
I had walked this road before. It was a long road, but this time it was going towards something, not just away. I thought perhaps eagerness would make me go faster on this road to San Francisco, but dread kept me at my normal pace. But I knew what I had to do. Maybe I'm not human, but I still have to fight for what I need.