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“May?” Coulson said in surprise as the SUV rolled up the ramp.
“Did she come back?” Simmons said breathlessly in the doorway of the laboratory. She’d been sobbing ever since Skye left.
Only May got out of the car.
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She hadn’t realised how petrified she was until the plane was about to land. She’d been amazed at how calm she felt taking off although during the flight it felt impossible to sleep. She felt she needed to stay alert.
But when the nose of the plane dipped the memory of the plane spiralling, falling apart creeped up on her and brought her out in a cold sweat. The sweet old lady next to her had held her hand. She’d though Skye (Sarah) had a phobia of flying. She’d reassured her that plane crashes were very rare.
She ended up in Saint Vincent’s. She chose a small town with no wifi.
At first she thought it had been a terrible idea. After about three hours of arriving she went into computer withdrawal. But what could she even do now. She wanted to get away from her hacking. That’s the only reason organisations like S.H.I.E.L.D and the Rising Tide had ever wanted her. Because she could use a computer. She’d looked to them to be her surrogate family. She’d thought they thought she was special. As usual she’d been stupid.