I'm Not Different

Chapter 2: I'm Human

Jessica's P.O.V

I look upon the street lines as I hear voices from far away. I look up to see a huge crowd of strangers, yelling at me. It seemed like I was imagining things but I wasn't. They were screaming. They were shouting at me until suddenly, I saw pure darkness.

---------- Screeeeecchhh. ----------

W-what...I open my eyes as the first thing I see is the sky then I saw a stranger appearing in my view then another stranger came then another and another, until hundreds and hundreds crowded me. All I could hear was a ringing noise as everything else was faint screams and yelling. Some were looking at me with wide eyes as they covered their mouths. I couldn't move, I gasp and pant for air as I turn my head to make it crack so I could move my head more just to look around myself. I see scraps of metal from a truck as blood were stained onto the scraps. Looking more into it, I see the palm of my hands bloody red. Crackle, crackle. I groan in pain as I see my broken wrists going back into place. I widen my eyes, finally lifting myself up. My legs were out of place, broken, knees in another direction, my elbows inside out, and my shoulders dislocated. Blood trickled down my body.

CRACKLE!

I scream in pain as my shoulders located back to place and my elbows snapping back in. Tears streamed as the pain became worse and worse. The world changing right before me, the aura so black. I can feel a sharp pain protruding from my gums as with my tongue, I felt a sharp sensation like I had fangs. I started crawling up to one of the strangers.

" H-Help me.." I cried as I tried reaching out but the stranger was so terrified. "HELP ME!!" I cried out more as another sharp pain came through. Coming from my spine this time, I suddenly feel something growing out of me. Drifting up my spine and onto my shoulders. Crackle crackle. The growing pain went up to my neck and spreading onto my arms and cheeks. I look down to see shadowy black scales bulging out of my skin. I scream as I try smacking it off me but it didn't work. It was like my own skin. My nails turned black as my legs twisted back into place. Bone breaking noises sounded throughout the street as everyone stared in horror. I yelp in pain. Lying there twitching like a fish out of water. Everything kept growing and growing as I saw 911 coming after me. I cried deeply as I felt my blood under my scaly skin. I started to crawl again but this time, I finally stood up. My legs becoming weak and my arms limped. I started leaning backwards as I ended up falling again but this time someone caught me. The man looked down at me but when he looked down upon me, he slid his white mask down as I saw that the man was my father.

"Dad?" I said faintly trying to open my eyes. I brood my hands over my face as I saw that my hands weren't fully scaled.

"Shh." He made me go silent as he hovered his hand over my eyes, dropping my hands back as he made me faint into deep sleep.

A couple of hours have passed.

I quickly lift myself up from bed as soreness shot through my body. I bite my lip as I cracked my back making the soreness a little better. I cast my legs over the bed as I hurried over to the body mirror. I looked at my body as I see no scars, bruises, or scrapes. I was harmed free, I turn myself around to lift my shirt to see my bare back. There was that one little scale hanging from my back. I peel it off as the pain of peeling it, was real, it was like taking off a Band-Aid. I lay the scale on top of my right palm, looking at it with pure fear. I clench my right fist as I ran down stairs and into the kitchen. I see my dad in the kitchen, cleaning as I abruptly ran up to him setting the scale onto the counter, Panicking.

" Dad..." I start to tear up. "What's happening to me?" A tear streamed down my cheek as he looked up to wipe my tear.

"You're awakening." He gave a small smile.

"Awakening from what?" I asked in confusion, my voice becoming shaky. " What do you mean awakening? Aren't I human?" I panic as he lays one of his hands upon my shoulder.

"It's a long story. I prefer you not to know yet." He responds as I flinch at his answer.

" A long story? Dad, I got ran over by a fucking truck. I woke up, suddenly ALIVE. I saw myself turn into this monster and you're going to tell me that I don't need to know anything yet?" I yelled at him as he gave me a hard look, almost about to yell back but then he calmed his self to speak back in a mature manner.

"You're only seventeen. You're not allowed to know anything until you're eighteen. So, I would be patient if I were you. You're still going to school so act human and stop panicking over it." He demanded as I wipe all my tears. My hands started to shake in worry. I look at him with watery eyes as he opened his arms for me to enter the warming hug that he has offered me. He hugged me a bit tightly as I let out a deep cry onto his shoulder.

"You should go to your room, I don't want your mother to worry." He whispered in my ear as I gave a nod. He releases me from the hug as I back away to slowly walk up to my room. I reach my room as I lean my back against a empty wall. I slowly slide my back down as I ended up sitting onto the floor, hugging my knees. I dig my face into my knees as I hug myself tightly into a ball. Still crying, still wanting to be human. Wanting to be normal, not different. I'm not Different. I'm myself.

I'm human...sob...I said I'm human...