NIKITA

A loud bang sounded on the door, and I barely got up to walk over when the door flung open and Greg walked in.

“Miss Benita is awake,” he announced, standing by the door.

“I know, I saw it on the news,” I responded blankly and went back to where I was sitting.

He slammed the door shut and walked closer to me, “And yet you didn't come to see her? She asked for you and assumed you'd show up with a surprise or something.”

I kept mute and just stared into the void, ...