Flare
When I can finally move, I notice that the air smells different. There is the scent of blood in the air, but it is almost as thought the air is crisper. Clearer. Colours look brighter. I hear a howl echo, and then I hear paws slamming into the dirt.
“Flare! Are you okay?” Damian appears beside me as I get up. I catch a glimpse of a rogue looking back and the hatred in its eyes sends a shiver down the back of my spine. It feels really weird. I feel as if I’m in a bubble and everything is happening around me, but it can’t touch me.
“Flare!” Damian’s voice is thick with emotion and I blink and look at him.
“I’m okay. She didn’t stick me.” I feel as if I’m breathing properly for the first time in a long time. I look down and see April’s body beneath me and the event plays through my
