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5.32

A cloud of bullets slapped my body. Staggering backward, I fell on my ass. I may be indestructible, but I was as weak as normal human Erind.

The fuckers continued shooting.

Instead of r...

Erind/Deen - 5.18.2

Fuck!  I had seen this scene so many fucking times—this was the emotional ending of a movie. Yeah, it was drama. But I hated them because I preferred a different brand of drama.

5.31

A large bang echoed as the wheels of the chair connected with the glass.

Surprisingly, the window held firm. Deen, Imani, and I deflated at the anticlimactic turn of events. It was funny hear...

5.30

"The Tea Party is a criminal syndicate based here in Vegas,” Imani said, “that deals with illegal augmentations and enhancements."

It was grating that she was mostly talking to Deen.

Erind/Deen - 5.18.1

(Author's Notes: The next few chapters are set after Erind and Deen killed all the frat boys and before they torched the store.)

Should I help Deen carry the dead bodies? I craned my...

5.29

Can they just be worms?

Maybe the Tea Party liked collecting worms, slugs, or whatever these things were. Circus Mustache definitely sounded like he had overgrown maggots crawling up...

5.28

What is this bitch up to? I quickly glanced over my shoulder to check Imani. She was looking right at me. Creepy weirdo…

Our band of twenty hostages trooped up the stairs ...

5.27

Could this be the opportunity I was waiting for? I looked at Mom as I stood up with the rest of the hostages.

She met my gaze and said something that could be, 'I love you, ...

Erind/Deen - 5.10.5

"Ouch!" Deen exclaimed, pulling her finger away from my mouth.

I continued to munch on the fry as I spoke, "Don't be such a drama queen. I know that didn't hurt you." I leaned left, pushing D...

5.26 - Imani Nanda (Tove)

Imani Nanda (Tove)

This isn't good. Not good at all.

Imani Nanda, or Tove, as was her chosen codename, gritted her teeth as she lowered her hands fr...

5.25

"Oh my god!" I gasped, my hand covering my mouth. The first thing that came to my mind was, What the fuck? But I religiously stuck to the face I had on despite the bullshit happening. Not ...

Erind/Deen - 5.10.4

"Erm..." I gingerly brought the straw up to my lips. Then I moved it away with a finger, poised to drink instead from the tip of the glass. I looked up to check Deen’s reaction.

She scrunch...

5.24

"I think I like the Natural History Museum more," I grumbled as I folded my arms across my chest, annoyed at the number of people in this place.

It was Friday and, as I promised Mom, I went w...

Erind/Deen - 5.10.3

That was her saliva, wasn't it? I thought as I looked down at the straw. Straw, strawberry, what a funny coincidence.

I quickly glanced at Deen and looked away before she no...

5.23

“Erind dear, I’m so happy to finally see with my own eyes that you’re safe,” Mom loudly said as she marched towards us. Her voice and her peculiar appearance—although not as weird as othe...

5.22

"Is that her?" Deen energetically pointed at a black-haired, middle-aged woman pulling a large pink suitcase. "Is she your mom?"

We arrived at the airport after a grueling two-hour drive thro...

Erind/Deen - 5.10.2

"Cut that out," I snapped at Deen as soon as the waitress left.

"Cut what out?" she innocently replied, absentmindedly blinking as if she wasn't caressing my thigh with her foot.

I grab...

5.21

"Sorry for the wait, Erind," Imani told me as she returned, putting away her phone in her purse. "I just had to take a call from work. Busy, busy, busy," she added, tilting her head back and forth....

5.20

"So, you won't be getting the security deposit of your leased condo back?" Mom sternly asked on the phone.

"Um, I haven't asked them yet, Mom," I replied. The truth of it was I hadn't even th...

Erind/Deen - 5.10.1

"I never expected there's a diner so far out here in the desert," Deen said as she gingerly sat down.

I noticed she checked if the seat and table were dirty even if she tried to be subtle abo...

5.19

Where's the nearest fire station? I tilted my head to the right, gazing at the blaze in the distance reflected in the side mirror.

Eventually, a passerby would report the random fire...

5.18

I think I got the hang of snapping necks...or not? Was there any video on the internet about this? Was I using the correct technique? I suspected that I was sort of brute-forcing it rather...

Erind/Deen - 5.7.2

"Excuse me?" I said, raising a brow at Deen.

"You're excused," she replied with a giggle. The car lurched forward as the cop waved for our line to move. "Seriously though, isn't it my turn no...

5.17 - Enrico Haynes/ Yves Garland

Enrico Haynes

"Was that Miles' voice?" Enrico Haynes whispered to his best friend and fraternity brother, Charles Monde. He immediately switched off his light and elbowed Cha...

5.16

A girl who turned out to be an Adumbrae? Isn't that super fucking cool?

I was so excited to try out this new face that I had goosebumps all over while waiting for the asshole crew to...

Erind/Deen - 5.7.1

(Author's Notes: This is set just before 5.8 (during Erind and Deen's drive out of La Esperanza).)

These people don't want to sleep? I stared at the mass of cars surroundi...

5.15 - Amber Deen Leska

“This is for Erind,” Amber Deen Leska whispered through clenched teeth. I’m not going to fail her this time. I don’t fail.

Despite herself, she pressed her ear to the store�...

5.14 Charles Grayson

Charles Grayson, usually called by his surname because he had a senior fraternity brother also named ‘Charles', abruptly stopped laughing as Lee's screams reverberated in the air. He and his brot...

Erind/Deen - 5.6.4

"Wow," I said as I pressed my fingers on Deen's stomach. "You have really well-defined abs." I wasn't just telling her that as a friendly compliment; she really did. I could feel her firm muscles t...

5.13 - Yves Garland

Yves Garland

Yves Garland opened and closed his clammy hands to stop them from getting numb. They tingled, the blood rushing away from his fingertips due to the stress and an...