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Chapter 13

When Jessie's head hit the pillow, she lay there wide-awake while committee meetings raged on in her head. So much was happening so fast, she could barely catch her breath. In the blink of an eye, she'd gone from not wanting anyone to want or need her, to having people in different worlds thousands of years away needing her. It was all so weird; she didn't quite know what to think.

How it felt, however, now that surprised her. Need had always implied obligation, but this wasn't how she felt. This felt...comforting, as if being needed gave her a sense of belonging, a place to be. This gave her life purpose, and she hadn't had that before. It felt good knowing there was more to life than high school.

Exhaling loudly, Jessie rolled over and stared out the window. There were worlds out there where people lived believing they were alone in the universe. But they weren't. She wasn't.

And that felt better than anything she'd ever experienced.