Everything aches. My body was screaming from pain. I raised my head just to have all the events from last night rush to my head creating pressure. I silently screamed. I turned my head to find Lissa sitting cross-legged with a book in her lap. Where did she get a book?

"Good morning, sleeping beauty." Lissa said smiling.

"Morning sunshine." I said back. Mental pause. Sunshine. Lissa looked a little pale. "Lissa it's morning!"

She looked at the sky. "Will you look at that."

"Lissa, it's dangerous for you." I grabbed her arm, stood, and looked around. We were in some type of park. What kind of park doesn't have trees or better yet, shade.

I spotted buildings. "Come on." I said as I pulled her along.

The buildings were pretty big so I guessed we were in a city. A very crowded city.

"We need to rent something and get you inside." I said,

We looked around and finally found this little motel. It'll have to do for tonight.

"Rose." Something whispered. "Are you awake?"

"No" I mumbled.

"Then how are you talking to me?"

"It's only your imagination. I'm not actually talking to you."

"Rose, there's a cockroach." EW!

"Squish it."

I finally woke up from jagged dreams. I stretched my arms and hit something. It was Lissa.

"Lissa, what are you doing in my bed. Your bed is 5 feet from mine."

"There was a cockroach in my bed." She said not looking at me.

"So you were the one with the cockroach problem last night."

"Who else would it be?" she asked finally looking up.

"A very good question." I looked at the clock. 5:27p.m. I had sleeped all night last night in the park and most today in here.

I had a weird feeling. I turned quickly to the window and saw a shadow run across the curtain. I had a suspicion the academy didn't want to be outran.

"Lissa see if you can get plane tickets to anywhere. I have a feeling it won't work out here."

She tensed.

"There's too many cockroaches here" I said feeling her relax a little. But just a little.