Avery stared out of the window pensively, eyes downcast and mouth turned into the slightest of frowns.
She hadn't wanted to come home. Home meant facing that she was alone again, that JD had dumped her with no real reason, and then it was back to training at the Station.
She'd started to feel so isolated now that she was a Grand Master. Most of her time on the Station was spent in class with Tanya or in regular classes and when she had a free moment to spend with Libby and the guys, she retreated to her room to practice her new skills. She knew that Josh at least, had noticed. She'd overheard him and Dan talking about it after class one day. But it wasn't her fault... she didn't want anymore incidents like the others. She wanted to be in total control of her power and at the top of her game at all times.
It was a big part of the reason why she was dreading coming home. She felt the burden of responsibility in a big way. Maybe all telepaths did. They had the power to change people and hurt people, but they had to stop prying, stop everything that wasn't ethical, but when it came down to crunch time, most of what their power could do was unethical.
Avery pressed her nose to the glass, peering past the drops of rain that had not yet dried from the early morning rainstorm. She was waiting to see if anyone even noticed how much she'd changed over the last month. And not just personality wise. Her face had changed. Marissa had finally worked up the nerve to fix Avery's nose, so it now looked perfect in her own eyes, and the long blonde hair with contacts to enhance her blue eyes... it was just a step away from not being the girl who had her heart broken by JD.
She looked down at her hand to notice it shaking as she moved from the window to her bed, where her suitcase was laying open. She'd gone and put all her clothes in the wash and was currently waiting for them to finish and dry so she could repack and head back to the Station.
Somehow, Tulsa didn't feel like home anymore.
Nowhere did.