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.”

my body and propelled myself the only way I could. I darted through the grass inbetween houses, barreling into the woods. Alec and Kade wouldn’t follow me this way, and I was

look back as I ran, nor did I listen for anyone following me. All I paid attention to was

flooding through my muscles, urged me to return to

them.

it was impossible to have someone else in your head. The voice was just my inner thoughts or conscience.

one can help us. We got hurt because of them.’ I argued with myself, proving my insanity was

The voice in my

am not doing this! I am not

in my mind, nor

long sleeve shirt shielded me from the pain. My pants were still unbuttoned,

a jog when I emerged from the woods and found myself

line, using the brush and shrubbery to conceal me. I didn’t know who would be driving down this road, and I

my muscles pumped 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

felt so strong. I took Carson down

Melissa and Frank. I didn’t care what they thought of my face or the boot on my foot. They could

steps to the front porch and barreled through the front door. My heavy steps sounded like a freight train, but I didn’t care. I couldn’t force myself to give a c**p about Frank or Melissa.

strength was responsible for

and Frank were still in the living room. Frank was snoring loudly in his recliner, a half finished

frozen in the kitchen, her

other time my heart would clench at the thought of her looking at me with so much concern. After

in shock, her eyes lingering on my swollen face. I stood p*******d as her eyes flickered from

didn’t wait for her to say anything. Instead of longing for my Mom, the look

I didn’t

into the bathroom mirror and stared into

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 looked much too pale with a milky film hanging over it. Her full lips were much too full now, swollen and crusted with blood. She was me, and yet I didn’t know

my face,

was finished I stumbled back into my room. The strength I once had was now completely gone, and I felt

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