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.”

left in 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

back as I ran, nor did I listen for anyone following me. All I paid attention to was my uneven gait and the searing agony spreading through my booted

the one that sent strength flooding through my muscles, urged me

back to them. They can

else in your head. The

us. We got hurt because of them.’ I argued

them. Can’t you feel it?’ The

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

no longer feel the irritating itch in my mind, nor the strange

skin, but my long sleeve shirt

a jog when I emerged

chest and I resumed my fast pace. I stuck to the forest line, using the brush and

while my muscles pumped and contracted to propel me forward. My ankle radiated a sharp pain, while my

body was practically falling apart, and yet I had never felt so strong. I took

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

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

the front door behind me and practically collapsed against it. The last sliver of my strength

in the living room. Frank was

frozen in the kitchen, her

looking at me with so much concern. After the night I had, I was beyond caring.

mouth was parted in shock, her eyes lingering on my swollen face. I stood p*******d as her eyes flickered from my face down to my unbuttoned jeans and down

wait for her to say anything. Instead of longing for my

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

and leaves poking out at odd angles. 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 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

from my face,

I once had was now completely gone, and I

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