"Oh my God. Nonononononono! I won't let this happen!" I pounded the ground in sheer
agony.
I stood quickly and tore from that horrible spot as fast as I could, spreading my
golden hawk's wings, lifting from the cold, harsh earth like a painted miracle. I had to get
away.
I hadn't gotten five miles before I felt the hand on my shoulder, announcing the presence
of my best, and now my only friend.
"Leave me alone, Thaniel!" I cried. "Don't touch me!"
I accelerated, going as fast as my wings would allow, plummeting against the wind.
Everything was supposed to be ok now, no more pain and suffering, no more torture.
Once we were free from the Institute, that was supposed to be alright, everybody was
supposed to be happy, not dead. I closed my eyes as I felt the ground coming closer.
l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l;l
I opened my eyes, weeping. That memory always haunted me, especially now, now that I
was lost, not even Thaniel there to comfort me. I had lost him. One should not lose
Thaniel, especially when one was visually impared; blind some might say. In all my
memories, my friends look to be eight, even though we should have all been pushing
fifteen. Erasers had clawed my eyes out in a "training" session. My beautiful molten
bronze eyes had been scarred beyond recognition. I brought my hand to my face at that
thought. I had been on my own for three months, and I was starting to miss Maddox and Gen and Cadence more than ever. But now I couldn't find Thaniel, not even to tell him I
was sorry. After Cadence was killed I lost it, and I never wanted to see(okay, wrong
word) anyone ever again. But now, I couldn't do ANYTHING. I could just sit in my tree
calling for someone to help me. It was hopeless. Maybe I would die too. Yeah, that
sounded good, death would be better than sitting in a tree starving. Maybe that nosedive
toward the ground wasn't such a bad idea. Yes, now all I have to do is stand up and
jump….