Page 101 - Fallen Thoughts

“So you know?” I question.

“Kim…” Elaine begins.

“Elaine, no, do you guys know what happened?” I state peering my eyes into

my friends.

When I walked in they were nervous and kind to me. They said they missed

Lucas and joked with me like before.

After Lucas died and I came back to my senses after my father let go of my

chip I was met with slurs and shouting from everyone. They said I was selfish and

just left Lucas to die in there. The lab was huge so the explosion was more

internalized until the end making it appear I had time to glitch out after I set the

bomb. The truth is the bomb killed Lucas almost immediately after he set it.

I didn't explain myself at all, I was angry at myself for letting my father in, I

let Lucas die, and most of all, I was mad at myself for keeping my teammates in

the dark for years. In a way they were all saying the things I felt and I deserved it.

“Ya we know, I’m sorry Kim, I shouldn’t have said those things to you, I

was so caught up in losing Lucas I didn’t think of what it meant to you to lose him

too.” Caspian begins, “When I saw you glitch out of there without Lucas I thought

you just left him. I didn’t know it was your dad. I’m sorry.”

I begin to feel a lump in my throat and try my best to hide my tears.

“Thanks Cas, I should have told you guys that it was my father who used my

chip and glitched me out of there. I thought it would be easier for you guys if you

had someone to blame.” I start with tears brimming my eyes. “In hindsight it was

stupid and I should have been honest with you all from day one. It was a way to
blame myself I guess.”

“We all loved Lucas, he brought us all together and it was hard to realize our
little family was going to change.” Helena says while walking over to me and