[UNEDITED]

Just before nightfall, everyone was ready to send me away. I had to roll in the dirt, and then they put my old gown on me, which was dirty and blood-soaked, and it made me feel nauseous.

Despite all the assurances, I felt panicked.

Dylan started in a deep conversation with his brother, and I took the chance to ask Mel.

"What about the serum? I told you I would give you information. How am I supposed to contact you all?"

"Umm, about that..." Mel looked at the boys, "We tried to convince Beth, but she wouldn't listen. She said she did not want anything to do with the Wilkins. She would rather let the boys and Nicole die than to be in touch with you all."

My heart broke.

"I am sorry, Naomi," Mel squeezed my hand, "I know you want to help, but knowing this is enough for us!"

I nodded. Something was tearing inside of me.

"So, this is a goodbye then," she beamed sadly, "It was nice knowing you."

I nodded, "You are a very nice person, Mel. Thanks for all the visits and treatment."

"Stay safe!" she patted my hair.

Dylan blew his breath as he turned towards us, "Let's do this."

I said goodbye to all of them, not sure if they were feeling the same inside as I was. I knew that I should feel happy, but for some reason I was feeling dejected. I was captivated here, but after going back, I would have to face the same shallow society, where people only cared about themselves. This place felt more like home, and I did not know what to do with all my twisted emotions. Something was happening to me. As much as I hated this place, leaving here seemed to have been damaging a part of me. I just did not want to leave this people.

Dylan and I walked in silence, and after about a thousand minutes, I could finally see the shore and the beach house.

"Are you sure you will be okay?" Dylan asked me.

"Yeah," I said, "I'll just grab a cab from Rank Three colonies."

Dylan had insisted to accompany me to my house, but I wanted him away. I did not want him caught.

"So," he cleared his throat.

"So," I looked at him.

"Just thought I should say goodbye!" he smiled brightly.

I felt disappointed. Was he really that happy to say goodbye to me? Wouldn't he miss me after I was gone?

Then I remembered what he had said that night.

You are just an accident of my life.

Of course he was happy to get rid of me.

"Don't worry. You are never going to hear from us anymore," Dylan chased off a few strands of hair from my face, "We will never cause any more trouble."

He gave me another bright smile. I wanted to punch his face.

"Bye, Naomi," Dylan's smile was lopsided.

I did not want to leave without knowing where to find them.

"Dylan?" I called, my voice slurred.

"Yeah?" he leaned towards me.

His blue eyes filled my vision, and I felt as if I had gone back to the first night here, when he had told me he would make everything alright, that he would chase the pain away.

But I couldn't utter another word, and the blue flecks of his eyes were the last thing I saw before I turned, and walked away. I wasn't so sure about it, but now I knew. I was not only leaving Dylan back there, but I was leaving a piece of myself back there.

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