[center][color=teal][h2]Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey[/h2][/color][/center]

Roxy wasn't fine, that much would have been obvious even to a non-empath. Still, Jess didn't blame the anchor for having her guard up even higher than usual here. Knowing better than to pry, which would only add to that sense of vulnerability, she nodded. [color=teal]"Yeah. Just a few more hours."[/color]

Except it would take more than a few hours for them to be truly free. Even once they were back home, the deal would hang over their heads until they found a way out... And Jess would have to get her mother involved. She cringed at the thought. Enough people were tangled up in Mr Black's twisted plan. 

[color=teal]"Ehh, sorry if I woke you early,"[/color] she continued, then bit her lip. No. She couldn't revert to being that fragile person who apologised too much. She had to be strong. One, getting out of a situation like this required strength. Two, it would take some of the strain off Roxy, who tried to carry the burden for both of them. [color=teal]"But yeah, now we're up, we might as well get ready."[/color] In their jittery state, neither of them would get back to sleep.