At first I thought she was talking to someone else. Niko maybe. Some nurse. Anyone but me. I didn't look back... I didn't want to be seen. Not like this. Not after Aria.
But then the voice came again. Soft. Careful. Like she was afraid I'd shatter.
"I just… I only want to talk. Just a moment. Please."
I turned, slow. My body still stiff from sitting in silence too long. My chest ached like someone had reached inside and twisted.
That's when I saw her.
A girl. Young. Civilian clothes. Innocent, even. But there was something about her that made my stomach twist.
Her eyes.
They held something… familiar. A look I hadn't seen since...
No.
No, it couldn't be.
"Are you here for Niko?" I asked, trying to keep my voice level, my hands buried deep in my coat pockets so she wouldn't see the blood. "Because I'm not... "
"No. I came to find you."
Me?
