The lights come on and Tabitha starts to move, but doesn't seem to know where to go. Protocols say to return to our rooms in this case.
Tabitha gestures for us not to interfere but that wasn't happening... the sight of a bloodied Jace makes me pale…
"Really?" Im surprised that Ourania did that, but... yeah of course. She knew it wouldn't happen... I was singled out for being different, for not belonging... conforming. Whatever. It isn't about what I, or we, actually did.
Lucas approaches with …
Weird little grin. yeah.
Rys hurries away, though the thougth of Mark and Ourania fighting is actually kind of comforting, what Rys had to say about our place, our 'voice' as he put it. That's kind of a let down. Seriously.
But yeah... can't stop …
A hint of a laugh, what really?
By now there's a red mark showing on my cheek from his hand, a red line across my temple from where he smashed my glasses into my face. It's a small miracle they didn't fall off or break.
I have a little gritted-te…
Takes me a few seconds to realize he's serious. A wicked little grin spreads across my face as I realize that it's working, I've still got it! (Of course I do but it's been a while, right?)
I stand just inside the room, lean a shoulder against the …
He digs his hands into my arm and that's just too much! I hiss through my teeth and for a moment I struggle against him, pull against him. Cry out softly and resist.
But then I remember who I am and I soften, let him pull me along a step, then a fe…
I almost laugh at that threat. Iso cube? He obviously doesn't know about the years I spent as an all but nameless test subject, sometimes locked away for weeks to test my tolerances. Worse, neglected when the lab was converted to care for the sick a…
I hold onto the desk, disoriented, vision suddenly blurred and my dull. I struggle to breathe as he talks at me. Face-down over the desk, for the first moments I just take it. I expected something from him but it's still shocking to be struck like t…
I stand there and take it, at first, hands on the dresser. I turn around in a huff as Rys pauses for a breath and lean my butt against the edge of the dresser to face him and look down at his feet.
It's no secret that Rys beat the crap out of Olive…
I'm pretty upset and angry at all this. Being picked on cause... cause I don't have special parents? Whatever. I leave the class in a black and red cloud and follow him down the hall expecting to get shouted at or threatened.
If he had any idea...…
My head snaps to look at Rys, then back to the screen. Like it's not obvious what just happened.
"What?" I slam my hands loudly on my desk, "that's B.S!" Sometimes my temper gets the best of me and I forget everything else. "I don't care about your…
Really? Malcolm, now you choose me?
I can't think with everyone watching and just blurt out, "I think everyone's concerned... concerned about Priscilla... Malc... Sir."
A glance around at my classmates, elephant in the room, maybe. But it had to b…
Medical coma? I knew she was sick, I knew it was... bad but I didn't know it was so bad. So soon. My chest feels tight, I notice how Mark is staggered, pale... how near everyone seems shocked. How Lucas looks, again, like he wants to run away from i…
Relieved to have the attention off me, I nervously tap-tap my Navi while Zola speechifies. Like she's going to represent everyone... me? Lucas? No mention of Priscilla either... not like I can really talk about that though. I'm the worst.
She meets…
I'm doing my best to let Mark handle everything, when Drokking Malcolm again puts it on me.
"Fine..." I relent and get my Navi online to tabulate notes. I set up a couple of columns and ready to make tallies. "Ok... ok everyone send your votes to …
For a few red-faced moments I thought this was over. Yeah, Nadja. Just a deep, angry breath when I got her message and for a few moments considered all kinds of nasty things to replay.... but it's pointless. I just have to be prepared for what she's…
Nothing I can say, right? At least Zola wasn't here to see that.
But Mark gives me that shrug which just kind of stings, I shrug back, little look on my face like what?
Cause he knows what he did. Don't look at me like that, Mark.
But It doesn't…
I stand up and glance to the back of the room, every pair of eyes staring at me. I feel my heart pound, that pressure behind my eyes feels like it's going to burst.
"N... next?" I stare at Mark and fumble for words. "I mean... we just need to vote,…
What?
I look up from my desk, stare daggers at Mark. How could he do this to me? Doesn't he know everyone hates me? I know Malcolm doesn't have a clue, but Mark? Is he doing this on purpose?
Haven't you done enough?
I try to pull it together, br…
To: Lucas Do you think I care about this stuff? Mark can drokking choke on it. I don't miss it. I'm fine.
I send the message and glance back at Lucas as he must be reading. What do you care, anyway, Lucas? Why did you sit way back there if you're …
A cringe when I hear my name from Pax, who sits right in front of me. Of course I didn't rat her out, why would I even get involved in stuff that's none of my business? Pax is always out past curfew, thinks she's got the monitors and cameras and wha…
I glance at Bea, at least someone agrees with me. I wonder what her problem is, though, she's got a room to herself.
I say out loud though, "yeah." Cause she said out loud kind of what I was thinking.
As I look though I notice Lucas back there sti…
That surprises me, that Malcolm called my name (rare) and that he also called Mark (ugh). But Mark just goes up and starts without me, which you know kind of might suck a little, but today I'm just glad not to have to stand up there.
I don't think …
Obviously I'm in no state of mind to volunteer for something like that. Not even on an average day. I keep my eyes forward, and away from Zola... nothing good is going to come from antagonizing anyone, and I don't need any more enemies right now.
I…
Ashlee, how did you sleep? How do you look today? Lucas has been watching you all morning, have you said anything to him?
Often I arrive just at the bell, walk in quietly and sit just as Malcolm's monitor powers up to hush anyone who might say some…
So pissed off. So disappointed. Frustrated. I just seethe there, breathing hard and coming down from my outburst. She teases me with it, rubs it in my face.
I turn away from her and cry out one last frustrated little sound and just look at my dest…