At my room I change into jeans, a plain white tee, and combat boots and head to breakfast. I open the door to the crowded, rambuncious room and everything is dead silent. Maybe I should just leave "Hey Tia! Over here!" Corey waves at me from an almost full table "Tia this is Jack, Ian, mark, and Kai"
"Hi, nice to meet you all" I say and sit down
"I cant quite pick up your accent, where are you from?" Kai asks. Kai looks about 5'8'' with broad shoulders, and large muscles. He has black hair with what seems like fiery red eyes. Mark on the other hand is the exact opposite of Kai. Mark is about 5'4'' and looks like a very pale, blonde twig with green eyes.
"um..I'm not sure where I'm from. I was born and raised in a la-" Corey shakes his head "large house full of many staff members and my foster father and his family was from the old country of Europe, most likely Italy"
"Fancy. You must have grown up in a very rich family"
"You have no idea!" I exclaim when a bowl of something cold hits my back. I turn and look at the back of my shirt and there's cereal and milk dripping down my back. I stand up "Who threw that?" I look around and the only person whos not holding a bowl is stiffling a laugh "You threw that at the wrong girl" I charge the dirty blonde and tackle him. "What's your problem jerk! I never did anything to you and you think its funny to throw food at me?! The nerve!" I sock him right in the jaw and his whole body shakes "You don't have any idea of the torture and abuse I've had to endure for my entire life! The difference between you and them is your life is so much easier to end!"
"Calm down Ally I mean Tia! You're getting overwhelmed!" Corey pulls me off and looks into my eyes and gasps "What have they done to you" he whispers. I look at myself in the reflection of a boys tray. My eyes are completely black, my hair dishevled, and my cheeks bright red. Suddenly returning to normal I run out of the room and don't look back as I run out the back door to the woods. "Ally wait!" I spin around to find Corey running after me
"Corey I'm so sorry you had to see that, I thought I had it undercontrol but when I slipped back I.." I trail off
"Back where?"
"Its a long story, but they turned me into that, from all the tests and torture and killing. I killed a little girl and her pregnant mother! Do you know what it feels like? To kill something that never had the chance to live?" I collapse to the ground "The mother had the little girl die first, so she wouldn't have to see her mother die right in front of her. The woman cried and I told both of them I was sorry and didn't mean to. Maximus didn't care who died as long as I killed...Sometimes though, I was I could go back. "Because at least there it didn't matter if I was sane or insane, everything would be the same"
"Oh Ally, I'm so sorry...I" Corey sighs "I wish I could do something to make you feel safe, the way you did for me so many years ago"
"What's done is done, but I cant stay here...not after what happened"
"Yes you can Ally, you don't know how these buys work. You just beat up the toughest guy in the room. They respect you now"
"They do?" He nods "So they're not going to kill me?"
"No, now calm down and lets go back inside" I nod and stand up
"God I'm so f*cking emotional" I say as I wipe my face clean of tears.
"Is it that time of the month?" Corey asks jockingly
I send him a scornful glare "Haha, no its not. Bet you didn't have that before I came around. Maybe I can add a little excitement around here"
"Um no thanks"
"Fine by me, just don't let anyone near me from the 15th-the 28th of every month or I might attack"
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Romance"Ally, where'd you go?" I hold my breath "Maybe your not here" I feel a hand grab my wrist and pull me up off the ground "or maybe you are" He sends me one of his stupid smirks "Stupid girl, you'll never get away from me...You never will" He was rig...
