Helanie:
I have not been able to sleep this whole time. After Norman and I made out, he had gone to work on finding a solution with Emmet. He was probably in Emmet's room, and that made me feel even lonelier.
"Hey!" I said, carefully walking up to the cage. He was badly wounded from his time out with the Zharns.
He snarled, not raising his head from the ground.
"Maximus!" I said his name. He got up and lunged at me. I didn't back down even when he was trying to reach out with his claws through the bars.
"You want to claw me?" I asked in a softer, lighter tone. I reached out to his hand but only brushed the tip of our fingers, and he suddenly backed down.
He stared at my hand and then lifted his head. I swear I wasn't seeing things, but I spotted tears in his eyes.
"Maximus! It's me, Helanie!" I reached the bar so close this time, not even fearing that he might attack me. I knew he would never harm me.
