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Hey guys! I don't know exactly when this chapter will be released. Hopefully soon. I'm trying to write so much in a short period of time, while I can. Other than that, there is nothing else. So.......INTO THE STORY!!!!

Rift's POV

"Alright. I should be getting back." I say before I linger for a bit. In truth, I don't want to leave them. They're all the family I got. It's not exactly like I can just up and leave them. It's been really nice being normal, but what's the point when they're out there somewhere in the shadows. As if he could understand my body language, Thymes chides me.

"Now Rift. You know that you are the one who has to stay in Phoenix Drop. Not us. Thylis has already spooked them. She's the only one who actually stayed with the plan. We're lucky she did, otherwise we'd be dead. You know they all HATE disobedience." Thymes explains.

"I know! I just wish there was a way! For all of us to just break from the curse! That's all our lives have been! One giant curse!" At this point I'm crying buckets. Thymes comes and hugs me trying to comfort me. At the same time Ethan rubs my back. They both try to calm me down, but I won't stop crying.

"Hey......everything is gonna be okay. Our lives haven't been curses. We have each other. I consider that a blessing. Everything isn't horrible. It just depends on how you look at it." Ethan and Thymes calmly say to me. Why? Why are they so nice to me? I know I've known them my whole life but still. I don't deserve this. I've never hurt anyone before. I hate being tortured by the hope I gain everyday. It sucks. Meeting nice humans who give me hope. I'm sorry but it just plain sucks. The burning beast in my heart grows and shrinks every moment they show kindness. It makes me so happy, but at the same time, it makes me mad. Mad that I couldn't have a normal life like them. I know each of them have been through rough patches, but they still do everything in their power to keep a bunch of people happy. I want to put these thoughts out there so I don't have to leave, but I know they're right. I was chosen, so I have to suffer for this. He better hurry up so I can just get this over with. I reply with a sad,

"Alright I understand. I'll go now." With that last word, Thymes releases me and Ethan tries to send me off with a smile. "I'll see you at the next Dark Moon. By then we should all be together, right?!" I ask with tears at the ready.

Even though we all know he can't promise anything he says, "Yes. We will. I promise." Thymes says sympathetically. After that I take off running as fast as I can. No one can know about them. I run straight for my house and go inside. I lock the door and close all of the curtains. I head downstairs, only to find it fully furnished, just like I left it. The only difference was that there was bottles on a rack of sorts. I don't know what those are. I don't plan on drinking any of it anytime soon anyways. Only on special occasions. After thinking this thought I'm already upstairs in my bedroom. I decide to skip a meal and just go to sleep.

I lie there for hours attempting to fall asleep. Just when I'm about to close my eyes, I hear someone knocking on the front door rapidly. Go away. I just want to be alone. It's bad enough that I have to wait another month for the Dark Moon. Can't I just spend that time alone? I think these thoughts and turn away from my bedroom door. I then hear a voice cry out. "Rift? Rift! Rift if you're in there, open this door! I'm going to bust it down if you don't!" I hear someone that sounds like Garroth yell. Not to soon after that I hear someone busting down a door. Garroth please tell me you didn't. I just want to be alone. I'm settled for the human world over the Void right now. Ever since Twilight lectured me, I've avoided going there. I'm afraid she might have corrupted it. I'm not going to take that chance. I hear two sets of footsteps scurry all over my house. Until both of them come upstairs.

"Rift? Are you in there? Open up." I hear Laurence ask knocking on the door.

I decide to be that girl who just wants to be alone. It's only because I can't be with the only "family" I got. "No! Go away. I'm not feeling so good." I yell hoping they will go away. Ugh.....I just want to spend time with the ones who ACTUALLY get me. Not a pair of strangers who I barely know.

"Rift?! So you are here. We're not going anywhere. You need to open up. We need to get you to Zoey. She can help you." Garroth says through the door.

That pulls the trigger. I completely lost it. In seconds I'm off my bed pulling up a chair and placing it to were they can't get in. I go to the corner where you can't see me from the door and just collapse. I'm not mad at him. He doesn't know what I'm going through. He just said it because of his lack of knowledge. Stupid human emotions. Why must you make me suffer? Zoey can't help me. No one can help me. NO ONE. I let it all loose. I start bawling like a small human child. I put my head between my knees and just keep wishing. Wishing that it would all just stop. The pain. The torture. The emotions. I just want them to go away. It feels as though my feelings are battling, deciding who gets to stay and who goes. I wish he was here. He knew how to control them. How to-

Control his emotions.

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Hey guys! Aren't you proud of meh Senpai?! Even though I have two Pre AP classes and all advanced classes with an actual AP level class, I've managed to stay on schedule! Yeah! I deserve a cookie. Two nights full of studying for tests ain't gonna stop meh! Anyway! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Thank you so much for the support so far. I'm actually really surprised. That's it for now an I'll see you in the next chapter! BUH-BYE!!!