I leaned back, crossing my arms, and gave Marcus a thin smile. Then I leaned forward and stared at the bottom of one of the empty rice packs, I felt the weight of his gaze on me. Honestly I didn’t owe Marcus Chen any explanation about who I am and where I was coming from, but then I felt the urge to let him in, let him know about me also. My mind hesitated, but the words found their way out anyway. “I know you’d want to know about me right now and it is fine. I’m no one. The Omega.” The title came out sharp, with a lot of hate. “The lowest of the low. The one they all smirked at, they pushed me around, I was always running errands like some mangy mutt. Do you know what it’s like to wait your whole life for someone to see you? To believe the Moon Goddess didn’t curse you by making you? Oh

