Ariana seemed to choke on a sob at the mention of Wally. She quickly turned her head away from him and squeezed her eyes shut, covering her mouth with her hand. The sudden lurch of painful sadness produced more erratic electricity sparked in the air. "I've been trying to calm down," she said shakily. She was beginning to breath more jagged breaths, as if she were panicking. The hand that covered her mouth moved over her eyes as she pressed the side of her face into the bed. Whenever she was like this, Wally would've been the one to calm her down, but now that he was gone, who knew how to fight off her demons for her?