On the Other Side

Interrupt

^^^^Jeana's look now

I left

Without Titus, without Corasi, without Era, without my powers and without betrayal

I turn everything off and bury my swords.

No one stops me or comes to look for me, it's better that way

I decide to move to the farthest city from my hometown but went to the bank first to withdraw all my supposed parent's savings, then rented an apartment and got a waitress job at the nearest diner. Which was like one block away

I dyed my hair black to hide the vibrant silver and got bangs. Even though I wear brown contacts my eyes always seem to show through

It will be hard. I know that, I'm not going to sugar coat things. I had been the visionary for a month and a half. I know I will start to miss him or my powers.  I'll just remind myself it's all for the best.

Right?

It's to stop getting hurt again. By Olu, my parents, my other parents, Titus, Era

My job is bad, the only person I talk to there is my boss and that's only when I collect my pay check every week.

Our first conversation was so awkward and I think I scared him a little

"I would like a job" I demand

"And your name is?"

"Lily ......Lily Sanders"

"Age"

"18"

"Perfect"

"Ok then can I  have the job or not"

He squirms "Sure, stop by tomorrow "

It's hard to go to work for even an hour, mostly because guys stop me and ask me for my name, or my number, or my address. Which is creepy. One guy even went as far to ask my coworkers when I didn't tell him

Plus my coworkers, who are all girls hate me. I mean hate. They laughed at me when I passed out at work. It was my first day and Titus wasn't being easy on me. It feels like high school all over again.

I won't lie I cry every night over everything possibly to cry about. What's there not to cry about.

We are broken and we can't be fixed

I cry because I agree with him.

Then I remember my mate who I left behind/ran away from

I cry because I'm a coward just like Olu

Lastly, I remember the parents who I never got to love

I cry because they died because of me

It works like a cycle eating me inside out every night.

I wake up with a tear-stained face then I freshen up, eat, go to work, eat again, cry, sleep.

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Finally, the weekend. It's not like I have anything to do so maybe I'll stop at the convenient store to buy some black hair dye. The silver shows through a lot.

When I walk through the entrance. Maria the landlord meets me there

"Hello Lily"

I wave back at her. I tend to avoid her as well but she seems like a nice lady.

"Wait" she says as I make my way to the elevator

What does she want. I already paid my rent for the week

"There is a nice young man upstairs waiting for you"

"Excuse me. I thought I explained no one was-"

"Just go" She interrupts me

I take the stairs instead of the elevator to at least take peak of who it is. When I reach my door there is no one there. It must have been one of my many suitors who freaked out when they heard me coming.

I turn the key and enter my apartment

"Hello Jeana" a voice I know to well says