some want me safe

AUBREY STARTS TO TAKE PANICKED BREATHS.

"I had no idea it was inside of me until a few months ago. I didn't ask for this." She continues panting seeing as their angry expressions only grow worse with each word that escape her lips. "I swear I'm nothing like Kai."

At the mention of his name, they move closer.

"You already are a lot like him. Your face is like a female version of the monster we know." The 17-year-old goddess speaks. "When I look into your eyes, all I see is the 7-year-old boy who strangled my sister because she beat him in a game." The she smirks, the memories making her tear up. "You knew that you weren't human yet, you acted like you didn't. You're deceptive and you tell lies just like him."

"No, that's not—"

"Aubrey."