Snippet #2335727

Liz turned a bored gaze onto the students around her, they had already formed their own cliques and teams. How cute. She would still be in the kitchen, sipping coffee and learning recipes from the cook, if Nadia hadn't come in with her sweet smile and demanded that she come 'socialize'. What a joke. Nadia knew perfectly well the reason why she stayed away from people. Liz sighed and leaned against the doorway. Perhaps the woman had simply been wanting to do something nice, try to get this angry ...girl some friends. Well Liz didn't want friends, not until she could find a way to be normal. Not until she could be sure that she would get out of control and hurt someone beyond repair. Her throat was starting to get tight, her heart beating faster and her fingers started tapping. The students were an odd number, including herself. That was going to annoy the crap out of her.

With a sigh she pulled her hood up over her head and left the group, walking away from the building and into the gardens. There was a small pond with benches and hedges around it that was peaceful and away from the world. Liz sat down on one of the benches to watch the small ripples in the pond from the wind. She needed more coffee, but Nadia had said she would simply drag her out of the kitchen if she went back in there.

"Why are you so determined to be alone?"

Speak of the devil. Funny considering the color of the woman's skin. Nadia sat down next to her...well one of the Nadia clones.

"Hey. Sorry I was getting paranoid in there."

"Yeah I could tell when I saw you leave. You really should try at least to make a friend."

"Nadia....friends cause emotions. And emotions are bad. You know this so why do you push it so much?"

There was a small pause as the woman considered the question. "Because you need someone Elizabeth. You need a friend, or a companion. You can't go through life on your own, no matter how...old you get."

Interesting way to say it. She sighed and nodded. "Fine. I'll go back in there. But I won't approach anyone, just watch. And I want to get another cup of coffee."

Nadia smiled at her. "That's alright, I just want you to be around people, people like you."

They walked in silence back to the gathering of people and Nadia took off to talk to people. Liz just rolled her eyes with a smile and headed to the kitchen to get more coffee. She was bordering on having an addiction. Once she had her coffee she made it back out to sit on a chair at the edge of the group. Sipping her drink and watching the other students wearily.