Chapter Five:
I don't know how long I ran, but I never grew tired, physically. But I found that my new powers had no protection for the emotional pain I felt. I was alone, and I was wet. My hoodie and pants and soaked through as a hard rain descended upon my body. I was too angry to care, too angry and hurting all over.
I would never go back.
Then the only way to go was forward. I kept on running.
The weather only grew worse and so did my mood. I finally collapsed in a soft patch of grass by a large pond. From the looks of the area I knew I was in Johnson's Garden, a public park for resting and admiring nature and all that crap. It all meant nothing to me, but still, surrounded by the beauty of nature helped to relax my mind and my heavily beating heart. My mind was a wreck, and my heart twisted in knots. I felt abandoned and abused. Kind of like the feeling when you eat too many nachos and then go on a huge, long rollercoaster ride. Then afterwards, try to walk in a straight line and recite your ABC's. that's of course after the vomiting…
My breath was heavy from the tangle of organs inside of me. I let myself lay flat for a very long time. The sky grew darker around me and I guess it to be mid evening. I finally sat up and tried to think.
First and foremost, I was alone and in possible danger. He would be out looking for me. The only reason why that piece of horse pies hadn't found me yet was the fact that I had given him the shock of his life. He was no longer a part of my life. From this day on I had disowned him and my entire memory of him.
Secondly, I had to find shelter. I couldn't wander around the streets with that nut-case on the loose.
Thirdly, I had to do something about my, how shall we put it, condition.
Even before the thought struck me I already knew. I was going to ruin his life even if it cost mine. I would not, under any circumstance, allow his madness to run wild. I would never let him destroy another, like he had me.
I stood up, taking in a fresh breath of air. My inner pain, dimmed and for the first time hours I saw clearly. Those thoughts gave me a purpose. I would use what he did to me to my advantage and then turn the tables around. This gave me comfort and I realized that I already had the advantage. I was stronger than he was and also, the most important detail, unpredictable. With me on the loose, there would be no more experimentation. No more being studied and watched like a tortured lab rat. I had the upper hand now. I smiled for the first time in a long while. Why not go test out my new assets?