Cal tried to dodge, but the knife hit her where she'd been hit before. She let out a howl of pain as she went flying backwards, slamming hard against the wall.

She almost slipped unconscious, but managed to stay awake. A flashback of her killing her mother quickly came and went. 
"I...I care because...you lost someone...someone you loved...isn't that how it is with...with most villains," she got out, wincing.

She was going to die here dammit just because she'd walked into a place that another villain had been resting. She was so damn close to befriending him. 

Ha, [i]befriending[/i] someone. It'd never happened since she'd been outcast. The only friend she'd had was her sister, and her sister's memory had been wiped of all memories with Cal.

She hadn't realized it, but three tears slid down her cheeks. Damn, she'd been so strong only to now show her weak side.