Blood Lust in the Woods

Trust

I stand near the closed door inspecting the girls sitting on  my bed. Nora was the first to break the silence. "We need to talk to you about today. You had every right to be upset, we dont know what the scenario was and that is your business and not ours but we are concerned that you ran out on your own and could have gotten hurt." she rushes out in one breath. She tries to catch her breath as I raise my eyebrows at them I open the door. "Come on I think we all need to have a discussion." I say before turning and leaving the room. 

"Everyone to the living room we need to talk!" I call out in the house, moving into the space and beginig to pace. Sarah and Nora sit looking guilty for even bringing it up. Adam and Liam slink in next looking all like they didnt want to be there. Owen was in the kitchen but gave me the signal to let me know he was listening. 

"Some of you seem to be under the impression that I can't take care of myself so we are going to have a big kid converstaion and I am going to enstill trust in you." I say turning to look at each of them running my eyes the quickest over the twins trying to avoid looking at them for longer than necessary. Sarah jumps up, "It's not that we dont think you csn take care of yourself we just want bad things to happen to you."  she says trying to explain, but I just fix her with a look. 

"Sit down and listen up, my time in the gang was not smiles and rainbows I was hired to kill, harm, and torture. I was made to be the perfect killing machine. In conclusion I dont need a babysitter. When they taught me how to use my ability they didnt teach me control so when I say I need to be alone I need to be alone or I might hurt or kill one of you by accident. So just back off capiche?" I say before leaving the room and heading to my room. 

It had been a couple days from when I gave them my speech and the few days after resulted in a pattern of everyone giving me space. Well everyone accept Owen, when I say I need space doesnt mean I need it permenently. Thursday I went to bed without anyone saying a word to me, maybe tomorrow would be better, we were supposed to be getting our new packs. 

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I was sitting in the basement my mom's lab sits in front of me, I glance down,  my limbs the size of an 8-9 year old I swing them watching my mother fill a syringe with a clear liquid, I smile at her as she sets the needle aside and picks me up and sets me on her table and comes back with the needle.  "Cassandra, do not pitch a fit this will make you stronger. The others dont realize it yet but you will be the strongest there is." She says before sticking the needle in. I dont even flinch as she injects me. 

I glance away from my mother to hide my face and appear strong and I lock my brown eyes on what I think was Liam, I c**k my head at him and play with my brown hair. He steps closer "Who are you?" He asks me, I glance at my mom but she appears to have left. I hop down from the table and walk over and inspect him from head to toe. "Cassandra, why are you so tall? Are you here to see my mother?" I ask grabbing his hand. He smiles surprised down at me " No I am here to see you, What was she doing to you?" He asks glancing around the room as if looking for her. 

I put a finger over my lips to shush him  "She will come back if we are too loud. And she was just making me stronger, she told me she wants to make the world stronger." I say grabbing his hand lacing our fingers. His eyes widen in surprise "Do you feel stronger?" He asks I glance around again "No I think it is making me sick like what happend to Mr. Franklin's  son. But he got really sick and then he could fly. Do you think I will be able to fly?" I ask him swinging our arms between us. He recoils "They started the pandemic?" He asks I giggle at his big word "What does that mean?" I ask stepping with him not letting him pull away from me. 

"How old are you? How could she do this to you?" He cups my jaw and forces my eyes to his "8  I think." I say using his arm to twirl me as I dance in place. He chokes before bringing me into a hug he seems to melt away and I jerk up from my dream panting with effort.