Dr. Blake waited inside. I tried to muster a smile. “This all seems to be happening so quickly and I sometimes still feel like this is all a dream that I will wake up from at any moment.” The carriage lurched forward, and I slumped back against the cushions and closed my eyes. I sat that way for awhile, swaying gently in my seat while the carriage made its way down the street. I was startled by Dr. Blake speaking. “Do you have someone waiting for you when you get back home, Sage? Is there some young man going insane without you right now?” The question was so out of the blue and his eyes were searching my face so intently that I just stared at him stupidly for several moments before I could form a reply. “No, I don’t,” I whispered. “I don’t have anyone missing me. Not a boyfriend, not a family member, not even a friend. Isn’t that sad?” I sighed feeling deflated. “I kept myself from having friends, didn’t allow people to get too close to me. I regret that now, that if I don’t make it back no one will miss me.
