CHAPTER 42: Falling with bad habits

　　I couldn’t sleep. I was awake until midnight, restless and thinking. Dinner came just as Aaron promised and it was delicious. I ate in my room and a few hours later; I retired to bed, but didn’t sleep. Countless and never leaving thoughts clouded my mind, and it was none other than leaving and finding safety and sanity away from all of this. I felt stuck and needed an escape from everything. 　　I wanted protection more than anything, but at what cost? Losing it all to Aaron? First, I’d lose Zion and then my senses. Was it worth it? 　　I sat up in bed and ran my hand over my face, wanting to step out but knowing the door may be locked. After sitting and staring at it, I took my chances. I moved to the door and turned its knob. It opened, to my surprise, and wasting no time, I stepped out. 　　The hallway had no light, and I did not know where my legs were taking me, but I didn’t stop walking. I couldn’t remember the path Zion and I went through yesterday when we took a walk, but I want