Do I Have To Be The HERO?

The voice

Have you ever had a dream that you've longed for so long but when it actually happens you don't know what to do after because all your life you've only been thinking about when it was happening? Because that's exactly whats happening to me. I've escaped but I don't know what to do. There's people everywhere and everywhere is so loud and big. It's just so...unfamiliar. I feel panicked as I get pushed around by the people rushing to an unknown destination. My breathing is way too fast and I ball by hands into a fist hard, my nails digging into the skin.

"E-excuse m-me" I ask the passing people to no avail. Everyone seems to be in their own world, most of them have their earplugs in their ear and is muttering to themselves. I try to squeeze my way through the crowd but every time I seem to get close to getting out of it, I'm pulled back by something or someone. After a few minutes of failing, I let the crowd carry me away to where ever it does.

It's better to stay in the crowd, just to be safe, they won't be able to see you inside all these people

I turn my head fast behind me to the place a heard the voice come from only to bump my head on a passing man. The voice has been haunting me ever since a few months. It was the voice that told her to escape and I had listened. So now, I will also listen. It's the only thing I can do isn't it? Listen and follow, that way there's no trouble.

I don't know how long it's been since I've been letting the crowd direct me but it feels like hours until I'm pushed out of it. I gasp for the air that I didn't realize I needed.

"Hey kid, you okay?"

My head snap upwards to see a man. He's wearing a uniform and a badge.

he's a cop, run Kylie, he'll try to take you back, run

I freeze. Take me back? To the lab? No, no, no. I spin around to run but he grabs my wrists and his eyes widen at my hand. It's covered in red liquid and as I open my fist I see that my nails had eventually cut into my skin and now were covered in blood. The cop pulls me to somewhere and I struggle to free myself but I'm too weak. I used to much strength while escaping and now I feel like a ragged doll, getting dragged by the cop. I just shake my head and my eyes tear up. They would kill me if I ever went back. Or worse, they'd...

"Kid, what your name?" the cop asks

fake name Kylie, fake everything, I'll lead you, okay?

I nod

you're name is Jenna

"J-Jenna"

don't stutter, you have to convince him your fine, okay?

"Jenna, my name is Jenna" I repeat.

"Okay Jenna, where are your parents?"

Their at work

"Work"

"Huh, what do they do?"

Your mom is a baker and your dad works overseas

"My mom is a baker and my dad works overseas"

good job Kylie

"Cool, now Jenna, can you come with me to the car?"

"Why?" I ask without the voice leading me.

"I've got to bandage you up, don't I?"

Follow him, don't run, you'll look more suspicious

I nod and follow him to a cop's car. As I get into the car I notice that there is a bar splitting the front and the back.

your not caged, your fine Kylie, he can't hurt you

I take a big breath and crawl my way deeper into the car. The cop follows and takes my hand. He examines it and then exits? I sit in confusion until a young lady in the same uniform enters and the man goes into the front seat and starts the engine

oh no, their taking you to the station, is their a way to exit without getting caught?

I shake my head

the woman takes my hand and takes out a bottle of disinfection

okay, Kylie, I need you to use your powers

"I don't know how" I say and immediately internally slap myself for talking out loud. The woman looks up.

"I'll do it for you, but this is going to sting a little bit, okay?" she says

thank god, she thinks I was talking to her so I nod

I'll help you, first you need to stop the car

"Please stop the car" I whisper.

The man pulls up.

now you need to tell him, "let me out"

"let me out" I say

"sorry hon but that's a no can do" the woman tells me

stronger

" let me out"

"Sorry kiddo but you heard her, we can't let you wander around hurt like that"

more stronger

"let. me. out"

suddenly, their eyes turn pink and the woman opens the door.

you did it

I did it, huh, but I didn't know I could do that

you can do so much more

"Hey...mr voice, whats your name?" I ask as I run out the door back into the streets.

They just call me Voice and by the way, you don't have to speak out loud

wait you can read my mind?

kind of but only when you want me to

well, can we be friends?

I'm more of a helper but of course!