'Just this once, can I loosen up a little?'
Of course, I didn't mean to let my guard down. However, I always had to put up a wall that masked my true intentions from others. People like Ana, Lily, Daniel, and even Charles didn't really know who I was and what I was capable of.
If I was to fully express myself to this woman, would I be able to let go of the loneliness welling up within me? No one understood my point of view in this world— even before the world came to this. However, Lara felt like a kindred spirit. Perhaps if it was her…
In any case, the problem was how to begin the conversation and gear it in the direction I wanted. I could think of a bunch of questions I wanted to ask, but couldn't decide on a particular one to start from.
"My full name is Lara Jerfied. I'm twenty-three, a Gifted like you. I am, no… I was a Psychiatrist."
