Pam looked up as Jez told them the time. "Can't we just stay?" She whispered. Not sure the others could hear her. She didn't want to leave. She didn't want to leave behind the only boy who has paid any attention to her in a while. But, glancing back, he was gone. He had left her, just as so many others did. She walked over to Jez and Nate, her feet feeling heavier then usual. Folding her arms around herself, she said, "Going back means going back to those dreams." She shrunk down so her knees were too her chin. "I can't go back to that."