Struggles

New beginnings

Nova's pov

I am running, my feet on fire and my heart beating out of my chest. I can barely breathe almost deciding to give up I give one last glance behind me to see if there was a running figure behind me that was there a couple minutes ago. I stop immediately to feel the relief as nobody was chasing me still. Continuing to gasp for breath I turn back to the front of me to be faced with a faceless creature. I let out a blood curdling scream as I fall into a void.

Nova sits up gasping for air praying for air to fill her lungs and she is met with the disappointment of it become caught In her throat. She quickly stands up only to be raveled up in blankets which caused her to trip. Getting up with the constant shaking nervousness she felt in her body. She headed to the bathroom to be met with an image she didn't like. Dark circles around her eyes as well as blood shot eyes and a bit up lips she constantly chewed at when nervous.

Nova splashed herself with water focusing on her breathing while looking at her chest focusing on the up and down movement to keep her body from the feeling of shutting down. Nova slowly slid down the wall in hopes of getting a grip on reality. As she was panicking more she tried to remember what her therapist told her last week at their session.

" take a deep breath and imagine a happy place where you feel most comfortable. Relax all part of your body except five of your fingers in one hand. I want you to count four of your fingers imagining one is missing , just keep skipping one as you go. This will help your mind expand from its constant state of panic and help distract your mind with the fact that your missing a finger you previously had."

Nova does as she said and feels her chest loosen and breaths slow. She sits completely still as she let the relief relax all over her body. Nova sits for a few more seconds before getting up and heading for the kitchen only to realize the time shining off the stove. It was 4:23.

"Shit" Nova mumble realizing they still haven't had a full nights sleep in 2 weeks now. She can't seem to shake off the events from Budapest.

1 month ago...

" come on kill her already if you want to live you better finish her before I do it for you then kill you too." The guard said. You're shaking with a gun in your hand tears trapped in your eyes that haven't dropped yet praying for a way out. You pull the trigger but before you do you aim at the guard. You let the shot ring in your ear as you make a run for it.)

Nova grabbed a glass of water and heads to her crappy home made gym which is just sand bags and sticks at the moment. She wasn't in the best living position as she just ran.

Nova is trying to move forward and work on herself. which involved the gym and getting a job because her therapist suggested it. Little does she know it was a bit challenging with powers as sometimes it slipped because she had no control. she had hid her powers from her therapist so far. Nova was very unfamiliar with her powers, all she knew was that she had a bit of healing powers and she had healed a cut or two on herself and could create a fake reality which she had only done once on accident which is why she was taken in the first place about to kill someone in Budapest . She was born with the powers so she had no idea where they came from. Her powers were though as a green aura to keep herself at bay. (Little visual, Kinda like Wanda's)

Nova followed the role of getting a job at the avengers compound to be a cleaner and to make meals. Tony knew she was at a low spot so he offered her a place to sleep and live while keeping her earn. Nova took it as a new attempt to get her new live on track.