Ro stared closer at the new arrival and realized that it wasn't Zeta. He was too pale and thin, like he hadn't been outside in months, or even years. She was very confused. Why did this person look so much like Zee and how did he know her name?
"Zach, you should go lie down, you've had too much excitement for today. Miss Rowan has too and needs her rest. You can see her later," said Mina, taking the stranger by the arm and led him out of the room.
As soon as they were in the hallway, Zee stopped and turned to Mina. "Why didn't we tell Ro the truth?"
"She needs her rest. If we told her now she wouldn't rest. Besides, you need rest too."
Mina started walking again while Zee stood there thinking about what she said. When he noticed that he was alone, he ran to catch up. They walked in silence for a while, each absorbed in their own thoughts. At the end of a hallway Mina stopped and opened a door.
"You can sleep in here. I'll wake you up for breakfast. Stay in here until I come for you, no visiting Miss Rowan. She needs her rest and I don't need to go looking for you."
"All right. You will take care of Ro?"
"I promise. G' night."
"Good night."
With that she left him alone in the room. He closed the door and walked over to the bed. He was feeling drained, tired. It was a new sensation and he liked it. He laid down on the bed and fell asleep.
As soon as the door closed Mina started shaking uncontrollably. She ran into the bathroom and proceeded to throw up her dinner. 'I don't know how much longer I can take this. I have to stay though; I have to keep my word. All he asked was that I do this one thing for him and I have to. After all that they did for me I have to do this.'
She took a few more of her pills. As soon as the shaking was under control she went to her room and grabbed a blanket off of her bed. She whispered, "Why do I even have that bed, I never sleep in it."
She took her blanket into the living room and threw it on a chair close to Ro. She checked Ro's vital signs and gave her an injection that Dr. Benjamin had left to make sure that she slept through the night. Then she sat down, wrapped herself in the blanket, and went to sleep.