mi'

epped closer. I unconsciously took a step back not

always will. There's no way you can deny that." As he spo

enever he did this in the past, I felt my skin shrivel in di

arcus," I repeated. "You lost the right to do that after your cold and brutal re

my rebuke was amusing to him, a form of

t my heart thumping frantically within my ribs. "You are sti

ace away from him, uncertain of what he wanted to do but with a g

ffect his abs of steel. I was too scared to shout out, too scared

and whispered. "Welcome home, Naomi.

He left the room without looking behind, and I was left alone, g

tumbling more likely as I found myself disorien

ngers. I gushed a handful of water on my face with no regard t

my confidence. I paused and stared at the mirror before me, taki

asked myself. "Was comin

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myself stari

another handful of water on my face.

teps on the tiles as if the person was trying to be as quiet as the

found myself complaining from within as

in front of me, which refl

ror as I registered the 12-inch knif

to the other side of the washroom and even as I did so

r and turned to face

were just as dirty and torn. He wore no shoes with

was looking at a rogue w

proached again with the knife in one hand and

d I was left to choose how I wanted to go, whe

?!" I found myself asking, desp

my question caug

h, and the last breath you'll feel as my blade or claws fin

ponse but I barely had tim

ne day but I had never pictured myself dying a coward, scared a

Ducking beneath his blade and then his claws, I slashed

back and I quickly regained my

g me to react the way I did. His surprise then gave way to amusement

ing silver knife coated with a slimy green substance. Even from where I stood, the smell found me and I re

. Let's play." He

alculate my chances of survival when the door w

pectedly walked in upon. For a moment we were all momentarily frozen

nd without stopping even for a second, he crashed into th