I felt hands wrap around the tops of my arms, and a strangled scream left my throat.

Fear was a powerful thing. I had never experienced it in it’s fullest. Fear cripples the mind and clouds the senses. Fear brings out our most animalistic tendencies, forcing everything that makes us human from our minds in an attempt to escape, to survive.

I didn’t look into the eyes of the person that grabbed me, nor did I want to. A strangled scream tore through my throat as my hands lifted to defend myself. The strength I once had was waning, but I used what was left to its fullest. I kicked, punched, and clawed the person touching me.

I only bothered to look up when the person’s hands left my body and my bottom hit the sidewalk.

Kade and Alec looked absolutely f*****g horrified. Like I was a caged animal who had escaped and was now on a murderous rampage.

I watched the emotion’s shift in their eyes when they took in the state of my face. I had no idea how bad the damage was, but judging from their clear emotions, I was in pretty bad shape.

I peered at them from my one eye, the other was too swollen and sore to bother moving.

H****r, fury, disbelief, agony.

Each emotion played across their face like a movie. For a moment, just a small moment I felt safe. For just a second I contemplated throwing myself into their arms, sobbing my heart out about what happened tonight. I was so close, but Grace’s words ran through my head.

The fear that had left me at the sight of the twins had roared back to life. The fear was a smoldering ember buried within me, looking for anything to rekindle the flame.

Kade was the first to move, leaning forward to help me from the ground.

“G- Get away from me!” My voice was hoarse, stammering and sounded nothing like my usual self.

I scrambled backwards, stumbling to my feet in what I’m sure looked like a horrendous and slightly drunken effort.

“Aurora-” Alec opened his mouth, his eyes practically glowing in pain as he struggled to find the words to say.

“Leave- Leave me alone.” I hissed, “P-Please just leave me alone.”

through the grass

following me. All I paid attention to was

other side of me, the one that sent strength flooding

back to them. They can

have someone else in your head. The voice was just my inner thoughts or

We got hurt because of them.’ I

you feel it?’ The

I am not doing this! I am not arguing with myself!’ I screamed

itch in my mind, nor

my uneven steps echoed through out the forest. Branches whipped against my skin, but my long sleeve shirt shielded me from the pain. My pants were still

emerged from the woods and found

my fast pace. I stuck to the forest line, using the brush and shrubbery to conceal me. I didn’t know who would be driving down

and contracted to propel me forward. My ankle radiated a sharp pain, while my eye throbbed and my lip ached. My rib cage was a thundering mass of pain as I ran, slamming into the porcelain tub had done me

entire body was practically falling apart, and yet I had never felt so

house was just in sight and for the first time in my life, I was f*****g ecstatic to be back with Melissa and Frank. I didn’t care what they thought of my face or the boot on my foot. They could think whatever they wanted,

the front door. My heavy steps sounded like a freight train, but I didn’t care. I couldn’t force myself

sliver of my strength was responsible for keeping me on my feet. My chest heaved and I sucked in deep

in the living room. Frank was

frozen in the kitchen, her eyes

similar to Alec and Kade’s. Any other time my heart would clench at the thought of her looking at me with so much concern. After the night I had, I was beyond caring.

my swollen face. I stood p*******d as her eyes flickered from my face down to my unbuttoned jeans and down to the chunky boot on my

for her to say anything. Instead of longing for my Mom, the look of concern in her

from my spot against the front door and launched myself up the stairs. I didn’t stop running until I found myself safely in

the bathroom mirror and stared into the familiar stranger’s

Her face was similar too, but was swollen horribly. Her once heart shaped face was now a lumpy oval. The deep chocolate colored eye she once had was swollen shut, her blue eye

face, my gaze never left the milky blue

once had was now completely gone, and I felt

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