I didn't stop running until I made it to the city. Many people were walking around despite the early morning. I walked around unsure of where to go. I need to find my way back to Olympus I thought. It's better this way.
The mere thought of leaving Andrew left me teary-eyed. One tear managed to escape and run down my cheek.
"Now what's a pretty girl like you cryin' about this early in the morning?" A man asked beside me. The man was tall and skinny. He wore a brown shirt and dark blue pants. Both of which were dirty, worn, and holey.
I wiped the tear away. "I'm fine," I lied. "Just stressed."
The man stepped forward. "No need to lie pretty lady. If you come with me those tears of yers will be loooong gone I promise ya."
I shook my head. "I'm okay. I best get going now." I started to leave when the man grabbed my hand
"Playing hard to get now aren't cha? No need to be feisty now. I ain't gonna hurt cha. We just gonna have ourselves a fun time alrighty?"
He moved his hand to my waist. "Sir, I really need to be going," I said in a panic. My heart hammered in my chest. What do I do?
Suddenly the man was flung away from me and smashed into a nearby wall.
"Get your grimy hands off of her you bloody bastard!" Andrew shouted. Andrew stood in front of me. "Stay away from her or else Ima give you a blinker as well as break that smeller of yers." Many of the words Andrew had said confused me. I had no idea what a "smeller" was, much less what a "Blinker" was.
The man ran off and Andrew turned to me. "Are you alright?" He asked. He scanned me up and down. "Did he hurt you? I swear if he did-"
"Andrew!" I yelled, trying to get his attention. Andrew blinked, returning from his list of bad things he would have done to the man.
"I'm fine," I assured him. "Especially now that you're here. I'm sorry for leaving you, but I have to go back to Olympus. I feel like I keep messing things up. Besides, the war is coming up for the gods. I need to train. And I can't do that here. Or else I might get caught..."
I waited for an answer, but Andrew remained silent. He looked heartbroken. Like I had personally ripped his heart out and cut it into pieces. The sight tore me to pieces but I knew I was right. I had to go back to Olympus.
"Okay," Andrew mumbled. "If it's what you have to do then..."
I placed a hand on his shoulder. "It won't be forever," I assured him. "Just for a little bit okay? Can you wait for me?"
Andrew nodded stiffly.
I hugged him hard and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek which left him looking like a red hot tomato.
I took a deep breath, and I headed for Olympus. Leaving Andrew behind me.
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Runaway Goddess
RomanceThe goddess Aphrodite has been locked away on Mount Olympus all her life and never allowed to leave and go to the mortal world. Aphrodite is fed up with her family and their disagreements and wants to live her own life, so she decides to runaway. Ap...