"I'm sorry!" I snapped. The loudness of my voice surprised me. "How am I supposed to know what happens outside this city? How am I supposed to know they won't have their memories when they go back? How can I possibly know that they won't infest my parents and kill my friends because I slipped up?

"I am sorry that I didn't help you when I realized you were a Controller, Poison, but it is not my fault that it happened."

I felt tears streaming down my cheeks, but I didn't acknowledge them. I just watched Poison, feeling mad and hurt and sorry, all at once.