Her eyes scanned the growing crowd. On one side there were mutants protesting the new act. On the other side were regular humans chanting for mutants to disappear. Aimee was hiding among the back of the crowd, somewhere inbetween the humans and mutants.
The new act, also known as the M.P.A. or Mutant Protective Act, gave the city the ability to pretty much watch all the mutants in the city to make sure they aren't doing anything they aren't supposed to. What it meant was that the city government could track all mutants.
Mutants were up in arms about it. Humans were overjoyed about it. Aimee... She was just terrified.
The mayor was standing on a podium, speaking into a microphone. His voice blasted across the crowd, though no one paid any attention to him. He was trying to calm people down, saying it is just a way to keep tabs. No mutant was buying that load of crap.
"We must protect all of our citizens, both humans and mutants!" he said.
The crowd booed and hissed. No one seemed to like that idea. The humans just thought the mutants shouldn't be there to begin with. Screw protecting them. The mutants just wanted their privacy. Not some government robot tracking their every move.
"This is bullshit," Aimee muttered to herself.
She didn't think anyone could hear her over the chanting and yelling, but somehow someone just managed to hear her negativity.
"Looks like we have some mutant who thinks that OUR mayor's words are bullshit," said a person.
He emphasized our like the mayor wasn't Aimee's as well. She tried to ignore the ignorant male, but a 6 foot body builder type is hard to ignore.
"I'm talking to you," he grabbed Aimee's shoulder.
Her 5'6" slim frame was in no comparison to his. She feel in his shadow.
"Look, I can have my opinion too. Just like you. And I think his words are BULLSHIT!" she spat the last word in the man's face.
His grip hardened around her shoulder, making her almost cringe. Though this argument did catch a few eyes.
"Dude, let go of her!" shouted a voice.
An older man, probably in his late 50's, came running up to them from the mutant side.
"Get lost, Geezer!" shouted the large man.
"Watch who you are talking to!"
More people were showing up, all mutants. The man let go of Aimee's shoulder. He was backing up when some of his buddies came to his rescue.
"Stupid mutants. Go ahead and attack. Prove our point that all mutants are dangerous!" shouted a woman.
An argument broke out around Aimee. She tried to escape. But a hand grabbed her arm.
"Think I am done with you?"
It was the man. He and some of his buddies were grinning a wicked grin at Aimee. she had to get away.
"Cannot go any where now," said the man.
"Think so?" questioned Aimee with a slight smile.
Soon her body burst into small dust like particles. The man screamed and retracted his hand. Aimee was gone.