We decided to cremate her. I watched as her body burned and the fire danced through the night. Bion has a blank look with no emotion. "Who was she?" I ask. He keeps his eyes on the fire as he speaks. "The leader," he says shortly. I can see he doesn't want to talk so I return my attention to the burning corpse. We told the camp that Bion had killed an alien. We didn't say anything about their talk. People could panic so we decided to keep it to ourselves until we knew what to do. We didn't let anyone see her. The flames died out eventually and Bion stomped off back to camp without a word. Me being the more human one, literally, buried the ashes. I crafted a cross out of sticks over the grave. "Even though you tried to kill me I believe in second chances, I hope you can be better in the next life," I say and walk back to camp. Bion sat far off from everyone with a scowl on his face. I came over to him. "Hey Bion," I say and sit down next to him. I lay my hand on his arm and he shrugs it off. That one hurt. "Are you alright?" I ask. He finally looks at me. "Yeah I'm fine I've just been lied to about my whole existence and killed one of my thought to be kind. I'm just peachy," he says coldly and goes back to looking off into the distance. I furrow my eyebrows at him. "Look Bion I know you are mad but there is no reason to take it out on me," I say with a sharp voice. "Wrong, I have every reason to take it out on you. You are the reason my species thinks I am a traitor! The reason I am here with these low life's instead of my family, the reason I have killed my brothers and sisters!" He yells at me. Some of the people look over at us. We are far from the others but they can still hear Bion screaming. My face heats up. "No one asked you to fall in love with me. No one forced you to talk to me or be with me or get me to fall for you," I say and start running. I run far away through the woods. It starts to pour over me, but I don't stop. I run until my thighs burn and my lungs sting. I place my hands on my knees and take deep breaths. I look behind me and don't find Bion. I'm not surprised I didn't expect him to come. I do see Lola though trotting towards me with a smile. The rain stops and my tears begin to fall. I collapse on the ground and silent tears fall from my face. I hug Lola tightly. She sits there panting and smiling. She has always been there for me. Lola was the one who never left me. My mom left in disease, my dad left in murder, my best friend left in cancer, my first boyfriend left for another girl in another state, and Lola never left. I cry into her fur. Just the warmth of her body comforts me. I cry for a bit. I keep losing it here and I need to toughen up. I wipe my tears away and gain some dignity. I rub Lola's ears and she smiles. I smile back at her. I miss when it was just me and her, when I wasn't responsible for the lives of so many. I decide that I need to get my mind off Bion and back to surviving. I need some sleep. The sun will come up in a few hours and that is when we are leaving. I lay on the ground with Lola at my side. She is the only thing I can depend on. I shut my eyes and drift into sleep, knowing my best friend will protect me.
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This is a short chapter and kind of just a filler.
