There was a long pause and no one said anything. Meanwhile, the woman stepped back, and Hazel could feel her intense gaze on her.
“What is your name?” Hazel croaked out in her hoarse voice.
Another long pause followed before the woman spoke again. “I do not think that it is important.”
Hazel realized that the woman was right. It was not important, at least not now. She had other things to worry about.
But, she still pressed on. “I, I just n-need to know.”
The woman hesitated as if she was considering her words. And then, she finally spoke in a softer voice that still sounded distant. “Mira. It is Mira.
Mira. Her name was Mira.
The name settled into Hazel’s mind like a quiet reassuring whisper. And for some reason, it made her feel slightly less alone. There was also the hesitance in her voice. It was as if the world had not completely turned its back on her.
Mira leaned dangerously close to her and befores Hazel could ask what she was doing, she lifted the blindfolds off her eyes. Th
