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.”

gathered all the remaining strength I had 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 way, and

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

that sent strength flooding through my muscles,

them. They can

someone else in your head. The voice was just my inner thoughts or conscience. There was no other plausible

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

with them. Can’t you feel it?’ The voice in my head was growing quieter,

am not arguing with myself!’ I

could no longer feel the irritating itch in my mind, nor the strange voice lingering in my head. The brick wall in my mind

out the forest. Branches whipped against my skin, but my long sleeve shirt shielded me from the pain. My pants were still unbuttoned, but I didn’t dare stop to fix

emerged from the

to the forest line, using the brush and shrubbery to conceal me. I didn’t know who would be

aware of everything my body was feeling. My lungs burned from the lack of oxygen, while my muscles pumped and contracted to propel me forward. My ankle radiated a sharp pain, while my eye throbbed and my lip

entire body was practically falling apart, and yet I had never felt so strong. I took Carson down with more strength than

of my face or the boot on my foot. They could think whatever they wanted, none of it mattered. It wouldn’t make Melissa magically care, nor would it fix our

up the 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. Frank had never hurt me

of my strength was responsible for keeping me on my feet. My

my lungs stopped burning did I realize Melissa and Frank were still in the living room. Frank was snoring loudly in his recliner, a

frozen in the kitchen, her eyes locked on my

a look of h****r similar to Alec and Kade’s. Any other time my heart would clench at the thought of her looking at me with so

face. I stood p*******d as her eyes flickered from my face down to my unbuttoned jeans and down to

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

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, the

looked into the bathroom mirror and stared into the familiar stranger’s

me. Chocolate colored hair down to her waist, only there were twigs 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

from my face,

into my room. The strength I once had was now

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