Part of a Machine <Completed>

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whot???

an update???

painting by me btw
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~Akex POV~

I took a deep breath and looked around, squinting slightly. It had snowed recently and the fresh white powder made the world more bright.

I was finally out of the hospital and feeling better than I had ever been in a while. Despite the fact that I knew there was metal in my body where bones should be.

There was always a little voice in my head making me feel paranoid.

What if people could see that there was something wrong with me?

What if people could see that I wasnt completely human?

What if-

"Alex, you're doing it again," Laf murmered as we walked side by side to the car. We were walking behind our parents.

I looked down at my hands and frowned when I saw scratch marks on my arms. I had formed that habit recently when I had heard the news...

I seemed to do it unconsciously, as if my brain thought i could scratch through my skin and take out the metal and wires in my body one by one.

"Sorry," I muttered under my breath and pulled my sleeve down.

~Tiiiiime skip to when theyre drivin in the car~

We were about halfway there when I steered the conversation towards me. The metal part of me specifically.

"So, how'd you get permission to do...this?" I asked Martha uncertainly.

She paused for a second and then turned in her seat to me and Laf. She had a serious look on her face.

"Don't ever tell anyone about that ok? No one. Not even Thomas," Martha said in a stern tone that shocked me.

"But...why?" Me and Laf said at the same time.

"B-because..." Martha sighed.

"Because what we did wasnt exactly legal," George said softly, completing his wife's sentence.

I felt shock run through my veins.

So I was illegal?

"W-what?" Laf whispered worriedly.

"Dont tell anyone and dont let anyone know. Alex could get taken away from us," George said, glancing at us through the rear view mirror.

I felt fear fill my body. Taken away?

We both nodded but said nothing. We looked at each other but said no words. Our expressions were clear enough.

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heh this is update was trash

buuut i finally thought of an ending for this!!! (which is why i havent updated in a v long time)

thanks for reading this...love y'all

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