How to out run the Wolverine

Run

Run. Run until I can't any more. That's all I've ever done. I never stay in one place to long, bad things happen if I do. I maneuver around a semi, on my 2012 midnightblue Ducati Diavel cromo, down an old back road; hoping to find a rest stop soon.

I see a sign that says Laughlin City is ten miles down the road. I sigh in relief,knowing I can stop for the night.
I think about my life and how it's brought me to this point in time.

Especially since I was born in 1835, and things were different back then for my kind. My kind being mutants. There were those that hid what they were , but some, like me, couldn't hide their physical attributes.

My Father was a wealthy merchant who owned his own shipping company.My Mother was a dutiful wife, who took care of the home with great pride. I had 2 older brothers named Isaac and Elijah.

Isaac being the Older by 2 minutes. Both of them worked at the company along side my father. While I was stuck at home learning how to sew. Bleh.

I remember ,a week after I had turned 14, that I woke up before the sun had risen with a feeling of dread low in my stomach. I didn't understand why.

I moved towards my vanity and saw for the first time what I had become. My eyes weren't their normal shade of brown anymore. They were a deep emerald green with specks of gold scattered around.

I raised my hand to my cheek in shock. I fell back in shock when they started to change to a gold color. "whats happening?" I exclaimed. I also noticed my body no longer looked like a 14 year old young girls but had morphed into a curvy woman's figure.

My hips had filled out , as well as my breasts. I felt tears streaming down my face in fright. it was then I felt a sharp pain in my hands that made me cry out . I looked down at my hands to see three bone claws on each hand come out from between my knuckles. thats when I screamed.

My family came charging into my room and witnessed my appearance. My father and Mother not recognizing me.. demanded who I was and what had I done with their Daughter. I was put in shackles and brought to the town square and tried as a witch .

At 14 years old I was hung. I remember waking up in a shallow grave and thinking I wasn't even good enough to be buried in the family cemetery. I went back to my home knowing my family would be at my funeral who they thought was murdered by the witch. I climbed the tree outside my bedroom and opened the window. I leaped through the opening and landed safely without making a sound.

I decided to make my way across the hall to Elijah's room, after I realized that none of my clothes would fit me any more .

I grabbed 3 pairs of pants and 2 shirts , as well as some old boots he didn't wear anymore. I quickly stuffed them in a bag I saw hanging from his chair. Going back across the hall I stood frozen to the spot as I saw Mrs.Jenkins the housekeep staring at me in Shock. "Azura? Is that you child?"

I nodded in shame. " I don't know what happened or why but I'm a monster." she slowly came towards me.

"No Child your not. You are special. But you need to be getting out of here quickly. They'll be coming back from town shortly. Be safe and head North till you can't anymore. oh! grab your Brothers over coat and hat and place your hair up in it ."

I did as she said and pulled the coat and hat on quickly. She helps me stuff my hair into the hat after we're done she places her hands on my shoulders and says                 

" Don't ever come back here to Leighton, Azura Rose. Be safe ." She hugs me with tears in her eyes , pulls back

" Now get going and be safe."
I ran and never looked back . Over the years I met many people and stayed many places. The longest place I had stayed at was a small town called Sweetgrass, Montana.