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There was movement and crying in the middle of the night. The old lady woke up to unfamiliar sounds. Then she remembered her companion. The child was crying in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. The old woman moved closer to the child and she tried to wake her up. That was when she saw the marks. There was scars from some previous event. Something bad happened to this child and she was having a night terror.
The old woman remembered when her mother found out she had night terrors she would hum a certain lullaby to her. So the old woman cleared her throat and she started to hum a song. The child stopped crying and stopped moving about. And then the old woman began to gently stroke the girls hair.
"Hush child there be no monsters here. You are safe now I promise"
the girl looked into the old woman's Grey eyes and drifted off to sleep. The night terrors left her for now.
When the girl awoke the old woman smiled at her and gave her some bread and butter.
"Now child I have enough money left in case of emergency. We best be going. It is a six hour bus ride to the city. We best be going light"
"You are coming with me?" asked the girl.
"Of course child. You be my responsibility now, this old gal is not gonna leave you alone I be promising you that"
the girl looked at the old woman and she nodded. The old woman packed up what she could and they made the journey to the bus station. After some much negotiation the lady that was helping them allowed them to go on the bus for less money than they had. The old lady began telling her story. She got the girl in her story about how she use to travel a lot and how many people she met. The she went on and told her about the sanctuary network.
"It is a place for people like you child to be safe. That is where we be going."
"There is others like me?" asked the child.
"Oh child the world be full of people like you, why there could be at least five more people like you on this bus. The Sanctuary network be run by a great doctor. Her name is Helen Magnus. She be a fine woman. She will look after you and I"
"You promise?"
"Of course child. She is a very fine doctor. Now back to my story..."
for the whole bus ride the girl was mesmerized by the old woman's story. She listened with not a care in the world to her surroundings. When they reached the city the girl looked at it. To her this was gigantic. And in the very distance she could make out the outline of a castle.
The girl knew what a castle was she always dreamed of living in one. To be the princess of the castle and to live happily ever after. But she knew that was not going to happen.
"We best be going. Looks like a long walk"
"Where are we going?" asked the child.
"Right there child that be the Sanctuary"
the old woman and girl walked for what seemed like an eternity to them. The old woman not being able to go so far without stopping now and again to rest. There was a heavy rainstorm and the girl looked at the woman. She held out her blanket to try and protect the woman from the rain drops so they could continue to walk. The girl ignored her hunger and refused to eat. They only had enough food for one person and the girl knew that the old woman needed the strength in order for them to reach the Sanctuary.
"We best be going child. We still have a long walk"
The girl nodded and they continued.
For some reason something stopped the girl from reaching her intended home something was in her way. Six men stopped her and the old woman. They wanted everything they had. And when the Six men tried to get the only amount of money that they carried. The old ladies hard earned money was about to be taken.
"Please we be no harm, do not take our money" begged the old lady.
"Shut up" said one man.
And just as he was about to strike the old lady. Something snapped in the girl. Something that lingered in her the whole entire time she was with the woman. She grabbed the man and held his wrist. When he tried to jerk away her hand began to heat up. Then man began to cry out in agony and she pulled her hand free. She felt the heat course through her body. She felt the power that came with the responsibility of being an Abnormal.
"Shit she is a freak" said one man.
"Kill her" yelled another.
They tried to attack her and she used all her power to fight the men off. Fire coursed through her body and out her hands. The screams of men echoed in the street. And of course in the not so perfect world everyone avoided it as much as possible.
But of course for the child nothing is a happy win. One guy pulled out a knife and when he had the opportunity he thrust it right into her stomach. The girl stopped what she was doing and looked down. This was an unfamiliar pain to her. And she felt the blood being pulled by gravity out of her wound. She looked at the guy and then there was a burst of flame. Everyone saw it and everyone came to look. Flame lingered on every surface. And the girl lay on the ground. The old lady tried to help her.
"No child you be strong now, we have just a little bit of steps child stay with me do not leave me"
the girl held onto the old woman's hand and felt her fire in her. The warmth was there and she smiled at the old woman. She knew she was not going to be able to make it to her Sanctuary. As everything began to feel cold around her there was a woman in black that the girl saw. The saw the old lady speaking to her and she saw the woman in black. But she could not hear anything.
"Child stay with me you are not leaving me" said the old woman.
That was when she saw the woman in black approach them. That was when the blackness engulfed her.