GARDEN POND<br/><br/>"But this is different now." Zara gave both of them a meaningful look. "And yes, you can call me like that." The young woman smiled shortly before she began the rest of her telling, hard and bitter.<br/>"The institute is facing financial problems.. Serious financial problems. Therefore, they plan to get rid of every patient that doesn't reach.. a certain level, if you know what I mean. They don't want to be a "ZOO" anymore, like they said." She lowered her head for a while, caressing the wood of the bench...<br/>"I'm not here to chase my own carrier.. Nor my ambitions... I'm here because our father gave me an ultimatum, saying if I don't accept this appointment he'll send my sister into a home. She's.. facing challenges.. Mentally, I mean.. and he's still the person in charge for her, so... I've had no option, if I want the best for her. My father is a leading psychologist, only conservative. He's not interested in... missions of goodwill or saving souls. He's wanted to send my sister away since our mother died. And the Council here is the same, they're not saints - only businessmen."<br/>Light springtime breeze caught her curles as Zara took off then put away her glasses - revealing the face of simply a worried young woman, somebody's daughter, somebody's sibling, a kind and beautiful gaze, now downcasted.<br/>"Our only chance is to prove they're intelligent enough... Or to escape them..."<br/>