There was a hint of the victor in the smile surrounded by stiff cheeks on Amanda's, not the supple grin of a friend, but the joy of the enemy after the battle is won, but just as she did, another voice echoed through her mind.
"Alright, next question."
It was Arnold's voice.
Everything in front of her eyes returned to how it was when Arnold had entered her chamber. Amanda was once again slumped at her desk and Arnold entered into her room wearing wet boots.
The same conversation followed but Amanda's replies changed, she once again captured Arnold and killed him, but then everything started all over again and again... she was hallucinating, or to be precise, she was under Natasha's illusion.
