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“It…it is kind of like a year…that would be the best definition.” Why did I just explain it to her? What is wrong with me? Jade freezes. The first exchange between their people. Not a simple ‘question-answer’ conversation, but an actual exchange of knowledge. She is the very first to discover something about him and his people from him, willingly. He taught me a word. Jade soon smiles wide and then nods to him.
“I guarantee that once you’re out of here weeks will go by as if they were nothing.”
Selison pauses a moment, looking ahead before turning to face Jade.
“Do you really think I’ll get out of here?”
She is taken by surprise at the question. To her, his release was guaranteed. How he stares at her now though, how deeply his eyes dive …show more content…

Holding her right wrist in her left hand Jade looks down to her lap in shame.
“Please do not touch my wings.”
Jade nods with her head bowed.
“Look at me.” Selison’s tone is much calmer. Jade looks up to him with a defeated expression. Selison instantly forgets everything he was going to say and is forced to think of something on the spot. He looks away from Jade quickly and scratches the back of his head.
“Well ummm…you don’t have to be sad. You didn’t know.” When Selison looks back to Jade, she is staring at him in wonder. He backs his head away slightly just in case she starts crying. Despite what her peers have done to him, Selison would be beside himself if Jade started crying. After her week of absence he doesn’t want to be gruff, aggressive or anything else that might scare her off.
“Okay.” Jade calms down. Selison sighs in relief.
“Good.” A long and awkward silence follows.
“So…how have they been treating you?”
“Harshly. Everyday someone comes in with some kind of needle or some speech as to why I should allow myself to be tested.” He doesn’t look at Jade.
“That’s horrible. Has anyone tried just talking to you?”
“No…when you left no one really tried to talk, except doctor Kennedy…once. It was all about the kalan” Selison instantly slaps his right hand over his mouth while keeping eye contact with Jade who gets startled by his sudden movement.
“What was that?” He removes his hand from his mouth and takes a deep sigh.
“In my

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