{𝟒) 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 | 𝙻𝚞𝚔𝚎 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗

04.

⚔︎Ψ 𝐌𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐝 Ψ⚔︎

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, I saw her walk inside as she sighed shutting the door.

I slowly stood up and walking up to her.

"Are you okay?" I asked her with concern.

She nodded, setting her stuff down as she looked at me and smiled.

"Don't worry alright? We're 2 adults that talked about...a lot of things." She paused.

"But are you okay?" She asked me while putting her bag down and I stared at her.

She noticed me fidgeting with my fingers and crossed her arms with concern, "what's wrong?"

I stopped playing with my hands as I told her, "I was...given a quest and one I really can't refuse because it was given by a high up God that rhymes with...ladies...and now I need to go and do things for him."

I didn't know how to exactly word it, not like I have an A in English, I have a B-.

My mom groaned and shut her eyes, she ran her hands through her groaning out, "why does this have to happen every year?"

Really wished I could've given her a good explanation, but I unfortunately couldn't. She looked at me and approached me placing her hands on my shoulders.

"Fine. But...don't let any of those children bully you, okay? No more being nice if they're going to hurt you fight back." She stated and I just gave her a small nod as she hugged me. "I leave tomorrow morning." I whispered holding onto her.

I felt her body shift hearing that, I hated myself. That while maybe Hades was doing something good for me...I didn't want to leave my mom alone or act as if I had forgotten about her.

Suddenly I just blurted out, "You should move in with Thomas."

I felt her eyes shift back at me even if I couldn't see her doing it, I felt it...

"Wh-what-Why are you even suggesting that?" She asked me with an upset tone in her voice.

In my already fragile state I told her, "mom. I can't believe I am saying this, but I love you too much to get hurt...And unfortunately, because the Gods hate everything I do I need to have control in at least one place which is protecting my family. I need to protect you..."

She shook her head and told me, "You are my child! It doesn't matter if you are 40. I will always protect you; you are my daughter that I have loved and devoted my entire life to since I was a teenager."

I fought back, "yes and I am so grateful but mom! Look at me! I'm-I'm-ugh! I'm hideous!" I cried out and she shook her head.

"Don't you dare say that! You are beautiful!" She argued while I laughed in her face.

"This is beautiful!? That I have a stupid reminder of this entire mess I'm in!? Who I am!? My whole life was a lie! All that pain I went through was all because of a man who decided I wasn't worth anything until now where I am ordered to be killed because I can destroy them!"

Once I realized what I had said my mom widened her eyes hearing those last few words.

We stood there in silence as I shut my eyes referring my choice of words.

I sighed and walked away from her as I stared at her standing there thinking over and over again of my own words.

"I...I should just go now, the more time I waste the more time I waste on getting back to my life."