Breaking the Ice

[Ashla Marr]

Ashla was bringing out her tea sets and setting up the pot. Getting some fresh water and putting on the little stove top. She was listening to them speaking. When Todd sounded off. She stopped what she was doing and turned listening to Todd. It seemed almost like her mind was shattering before her. She wondered what had happened to triggered it. Maybe what had happened to her with the mind effect had finally set in. " Todd? " she managed to get out in a hush voice. Worried about her dear friend. Who wasn't looking to well, something was going on inside her mind. Something went wrong for the worst. As she listened to Todd explained the events that had happened. Watching her shattering her own data pad. " todd? Please... " tears form in her eyes " what's going on? You can live in this world, you have friends that will be there for you " though it seemed like words wasn't getting to her friend. Her eyes filled with horror " Todd what are you doing?! " watching her friend taking off the lower half of her mask. " Todd please stop..." she felt her body shacking as she stood there frozen in horror. Watching as her friend took a bite of the cookie. " Todd... put back on your mask..." she said as she felt the tears streaming down her face. She tried to move her body but it felt like she was stuck. ' move.... save her.... do something! ' her brain screamed at her. " Todd..." slowly finally taking a step. Though she knew she would be to late.