I can't breathe. His fist reels back as he takes another puff of his cigarette. "Wake up bitch!" "Please. Let me go." He

smiles, "The hacker. Now." I sniffle, "I don't-" Another hit goes to my belly. "Thats not an answer!" I flinche when he

raises his hand. The lights flicker and he looks around.

"Hello, Alice." My eyes opened wide, "Mom?" She has wings with black feathers.

I puke into the sink and shake my head. I wash off my face and take off my clothes. I grab paper towels and some hand soap to wash myself as quick as I can. After I smell at least half decent, I slip on the baggy clothes and look in the mirror.

I tremble until the waterworks come. "Why!?" I bang on the sink, "Why is everything so fucked?!" I tear at my hair, "You wanted the world to change so much, you killed a whole cult. Now look at you, a tortured soul!"

I take a deep breath, "The one who killed them wasn't me." "It was you! The corruption changed everyone and everything, you aren't special." Garvey gasps in the mirror. Another deep breath helps me think .

I grab Garvey by the neck with a wild smile. "No! Don't!" "Back in the box, Dick." He tries to get away, but it's too late. As he disappears, I sigh and smile before my head hurts, like a train hitting it relentlessly.

A minute passes and he gives up, I clench my fists and smile in the mirror before tearing myself away from it. I barge out of the bathroom to find military police pointing their guns at me.

I smile, "Sorry, heated phone call with my supervisor." They lower their guns and laugh at my outfit. I pick up the bag

of cereal and walk out, dropping the twenty. "Hey! You gotta pay-"

"Mom! Stop!" She punches me again as another person comes in the room. "The poor girl can't think straight! Give her water." Before she gives me a bottle of water, a voice called out. *Tango, I'm coming for you!* "Is that channel secure?"

Mom and the guy look at one another with wide eyes.