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Taylor smiled as she walked through the school once more.
Her mind was finally at peace. The anguish she had was finally at rest.
Even the insults that Emma was hurling at her seemed so pointless. The insults that Emma hurled at her completely fell of her, like water to a duck. She registered it. But it no longer hurt her, Because she had a friend now.
That moment when her mind nearly broke she instead gained something else.
She gained a friend that would stay by her side forever.
The friend who was playing music within her head to reassure her. She let out a giggle and smiled as she bobbed her head slightly and danced lightly as she continued to her class completely ignoring the Trio.
Madison was surprised, Sophia was curious and Emma looked at Taylor's serene face in disbelief as she just saw Taylor completely unaffected skipping through the halls without a care in the world.
It was as if she couldn't hear them.
She had gotten to know her new best friend in the past month while she was stuck, admitted to the hospital.
She had triggered.
She was a Parahuman.
Her powers?
Her powers gave her the one thing that she desperately craved.
A friend that would stay by her side through thick and thin.
Her power was her friend.
A very very powerful friend one more than willing to destroy Sophia, Emma and Madison if she didn't stop him.
It was a very strange scene indeed, to see Taylor's genuine smile.
"What are you doing in here?" Emma asked. "You know pigs are supposed to eat outside, right?"
"Maybe she's high? She must have gotten drugs from the merchants." Madison suggested with a smirk.
Sophia was silent, observing her for some reason.
Insults aside, that was actually a good question.
What was she doing at school?
A favour to her father sure, but beyond that Taylor wasn't sure.
It was a good question.
Why was she staying here?
The purpose of a school was to get an education to secure her future.
But this school was horrible with ignorant teachers and bystanders, this city was horrible with gangs infesting every corner while it's heroes were unable to do much other than holding them back due to a lack of resources, and this world was horrible with the endbringers slowly destroying the world.
There were better places that her friend had shown her.
Places where people were nice and the world was not being destroyed.
Places where magic was real!
Why was she waiting here?
"You're right." Taylor nodded Emma's sneer turned to one of confusion. "I see no reason why I need to stay in this place. A purpose of a school is to get an education in order to secure a future. But this place? I received no education from this place which means that there isn't a reason for me to stay here since my future is already secure. "
"What?" Emma questioned confused. Sophia was looking with narrowed eyes.
Taylor smiled once more her smile even brighter than before as she heard her friend assure her that there was nothing to worry about.
It was true, her friend was was the literal expression of power itself. All she needed to do was ask and anything she desired would be provided. Hell, he was even doing things for her when she didn't ask for them.
"I see that I have no reason to stay here," Taylor repeated. "Thank you for reminding me, Emma." She got up from the table leaving her lunch as is as she began to walk out of the Cafeteria.
"Hey, wait! I am not done talking with you yet!" Emma grabbed her shoulder bringing her to a stop.
"Yes?" Taylor asked tilting her a bit.
"Where do you think you are going?'
"I'm leaving this world."
Emma looked at her in disbelief, Sophia was looked curious. Madison looked horrified.
It's ready Taylor.
Oh! Which world is it? Does it have Magic?
It's a world where dreams and fantasy turn into reality.
Oh! Oh! Are there fairies?
Yes.
A joyful smile appeared on her face confusing the Trio until a Kaleidoscopic portal appeared in front of her.
As the portal stabilised it showed a beautiful world on the other side. A world of fantasy.
People were looking at her and portal wide-eyed and some were even taking out their phones likely to take pictures.
But she didn't see any of them.
She stepped forward through the portal onto the grass on the other side without hesitation and turned around.
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She saw Emma, the little girl who was once her sister in all but blood staring at her in disbelief. This would probably be the last time she saw her. Since Emma wanted her out of her life so much maybe she should grant it to her.
"Goodbye Emma," She gave a sad smile. "I hope you will be happy without me holding you back any more."
She had hoped that perhaps her friend would eventually come to her senses. But she didn't. Still, she didn't hate Emma. After all, how could she? Even after all she had done, she was still the one who comforted her when mom died and when dad was a wreck. When she was broken. Those few weeks meant the world to her.
So she endured.
She endured without retaliating.
She accepted everything Emma did in hopes that she would eventually come to her senses.
In hopes that whatever anger she had would die out eventually. But that didn't happen.
Sophia was looking at her with shock. Well, that was expected and Madison had. Variety of emotions playing on her face.
The portal glow led and began to shrink as her friend looked likely sensed her distress.
It also seemed to snap Emma out of her state of disbelief.
"Taylor wait!"
The portal accelerated shut just before Emma could enter it.
Taylor felt a weight lifted off her shoulders.
She hoped Emma would be happy now that she wasn't there.
Now then she turned towards the city filled with shimmering lights and slowly took off the ground, activating her flight powers.
The best ability her friend granted her.
You're welcome, Taylor.
Joyous laughter bubbled out from her as she began to fly through the air the wind whipping past her face as one of her childhood dreams were fulfilled at that moment.
Unlike what Taylor had hoped though. Emma was not having a good time.
Without Taylor around, Emma didn't truly have anyone she knew. All the others in school were either people above her or those trying to be popular by getting closer to her.
No matter how badly she treated Taylor, Taylor was someone she relied on.
It took nearly a month of feeling miserable, each day feeling worse than the last that she finally understood.
She understood how much she needed a true friend. Someone who she could confide in.
Someone like the person she had been using as a crutch but at the same time pushing away for years and she finally succeeded.
She should be feeling escatic right?
Yet now, without Taylor, she felt vulnerable.
She felt week.
The recordings of it had spread online, which attracted the PRT.
And now Sophia didn't come to Winslow.
She didn't even answer her phone.
Without Sophia around some of the tougher girls in school were now smelling blood in the water.
She couldn't tell mom and Dad about this.
Her sister was in college.
And Sophia would probably call her prey and if she tried to confide in her.
She had no one who she could confide in.
She had just thrown away the one person who would have stood by her through thick and thin.
The only person she could rely on...if only she understood it sooner.
But now it was too late.
She might be slowly going insane.
Someone...help...
She didn't think she could keep up like this for long.
Taylor... Please come back...
Please come back...
I'm Sorry...Please...come...back...
