It was days like this when I felt it more than ever: I wasn’t a real human.

“I will not let anything hurt you,” Balik promised.“I will not let anything come…”

“Oh! I know what I wanted to tell you – you’ll never guess who Thomas is chasing…”

“I hoped I might still get to spend the afternoon with her, despite my surprise …”

“And so back to Cassie: who was she? Part of the deception; just a friend or som…”