Ordinary

FOUR

Ordinary pov

      A strange feeling overcomes me. I have to force myself to lay back in the seat as the strange feeling starts to hijack my senses. The man driving looks worried as he breaks the silence "Hey, you've finally shut up. You good?" It takes a moment to get enough control to barely whisper "I... I don't know... I feel...." Nearly a second later, I am jerked back into the seat as the SUV is forced to a speed no human would be able to handle.

    Trying my best to keep calm, I looked around for something, anything, that could explain why I am feeling this way. Gas wouldn't make sense, the men in the car would be breathing it too. I don't feel any kind of oil or needles sticking out from the seat. Before I can finish racking my brain for answers, my skin feels as though I have been lit on fire.

"What's happening to me?" I sob.

"Fuck... You don’t think she's... s**t!" The driver shoots a look at his companion.

"Please, please just kill me. I don't know what this is! I'm sorry for whatever my mom did, but please don't do this to me. Just end it now PLEASE!" I plead with them.

    If they don't kill me soon, surely this feeling will. I don’t know how or why they did this but I'm terrified. My fear only rises as bombs begin going off inside me. The explosions occur over and over again, every time my skin is touched. My clothing, the seat, the window I had rested my head against, all consume every last cell in my body in a fiery blaze. The pain takes over all my senses and the only thing I can do is scream.

    It becomes obvious we've parked when the doors on either side of me fly open. Suddenly, the pain is worse than I ever knew could be possible. A young man in a lab coat attempts to drag me out of the car, his hands feel like hot irons. The pain he causes is noticeable even beyond my already burning skin. I cry and plead for them to just let me die as surely that is the only thing that could come from this.

     The man in the lab coat almost has me pulled from the car when he is sent flying. My internal flames are turned on full blast as I'm hit with a new, amazing scent. A set of arms gently lift me from my awkward position. Instead of more unwavering heat, I am met with a sudden rush of relief. The arms cradle me into this mystery man's body as I hear growls coming from above me. Within seconds, my body gives in to the darkness.