I was lucky. Neena was still in the operations center, giving orders to the guards and securing the place. Based on how quickly she acted, I hoped she wanted to go to the west dome as well.
“Neena. Are you going to secure the west dome?” I asked her with urgency in my voice. She ignored me at first, still shouting orders around and making sure everything was prepared, just in case they appeared here as well. I had to stop her to get her attention. Catching her arm seemed to be a good choice.
“Ella. Not now,” she practically shouted at me as well, trying to shake my hand off.
“I am going with you.” I didn’t ask her permission, nor ask her in general. I simply announced it to her.
“No, you’re not,” she corrected me and tried to shake me off again. This time, I squeezed her arm harder.
