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.”

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

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

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

back to them. They can help

impossible to have someone else in your head. The voice was just my inner

hurt because of them.’ I argued with myself, proving my

you feel it?’ The voice in my head was growing quieter,

not arguing with myself!’ I screamed in my own

irritating itch in my mind, nor the strange voice lingering in

my long sleeve shirt

a jog when I emerged from the

forest line, using the brush and

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 ached. My rib cage was a thundering mass of pain as I ran, slamming

felt like my entire body was practically falling apart, and yet I had never felt so strong. I

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

thundered 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

the front door behind me and practically collapsed against it. The last sliver of my strength was responsible for keeping me on my feet. My chest heaved and I sucked

in the living room. Frank was snoring loudly in his recliner, a

kitchen, her

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. If I just had more

eyes lingering on my swollen face. I stood p*******d as her eyes flickered from my face down to my unbuttoned

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

the stairs. I didn’t stop running until I

bathroom mirror and stared into the familiar stranger’s

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

turned the sink on and cleaned the blood from my face, my

I stumbled back into my room. The strength I once had was now

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