It is terribly lonely. There are so many people she misses. Luna and James and Noah and her parents and... just everybody. This is the longest she's ever been away from home, especially all by herself. She is the kind of person who makes new friends quickly, but there's no replacing the old ones.

"Not really," she says. "There aren't any teachers, for one thing. And I'm pretty sure Peter's the only one left who'd still be in high school, but he's so far ahead of me academically that I would basically be the only student."

She sighs and crosses her arms, resting her chin on them. "It probably wouldn't be worth it, anyway. I mean, for all I know, I could be stuck here the rest of my life, so it's not like I'd be going to college. It's probably better if I learn a trade, or a skill, or something, so I can actually start contributing around here."

She helps with cleaning, and she's been picking up the basics of cooking and maybe fishing soon, but other than that, what's she got? Algebra doesn't seem all that important when, say, one bad enough disaster could leave them without any food.