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168 - Rosie

Author: R. Lee
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Lucy:

My shoes are hitting the ground with force, and dirt is swirling up into the air with each step I take forward.

My skin crawls and shudders as if the very flesh clinging to my bones wants nothing more than to flee from the mere thought of being near that man again.

"Lucy! Wait!" I hear Saul shouting behind me.

My body moves like a machine. Driving forward at a will that only intuition could force.

The smell of metal filled my nostrils. Blood.

Whirls of color fly past me like an abstract painting portraying the heart of vexation and despair.

Nia is still in shock from biting and marking Zeak's wrist. I did what I had to.

I can hear Saul's feet hitting the ground behind me. I turn my head to look back at him, and my foot clips a divet in the ground, causing me to crash to my knees and palms.

"Shhhh," I hear Saul's voice soften behind me as he kneels next to me.

He grabs my chin, forcing me to look at him—my lip trembles.

My cheeks are still stained from the tears I shed earlier. I'
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