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You cried at the thought of having to cut off your wings again. It was always the same thing every morning, wake up, cut off your wings and then go to work. You hated having to do this every morning, you wished that you had never been born with them to save you the trouble of being labeled as a freak but alas, you were cursed with them. When you were small, you used to hide them but now that you had gotten much older, your wings had grown with you and you were no longer able to hide them.
Your mother had tried to stop you from continuing to cut them off, saying that people were becoming much more accepting and that you needed to love who you were but you never believed her. There was always an alien or meta human being murdered because they didn't look human and the last thing you wanted was to be murdered in the streets.
Pulling out the large knife, you turned around in front of the mirror and began to cut away at your wing when you heard windows breaking and then sudden screaming. Not wasting a minute, you jumped out your bedroom window and chased after the woman that was falling quickly. It almost felt like you weren't going to make it but you managed to grab her arm at the last minute.
She looked like pale as you carried her in your arms back to where she had fallen from. You had thought that she was still in shock to talk but then you heard a faint 'stop,' mumbled into your chest.
You stop to look down at her, biting your lip when you saw how red she was when she realized you were half naked.
"I can't go back there. There are men trying to kill me, will you fly me to a safe space?"
"I will."
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You gently land on the balcony of the building that she had given you directions to.
"You're hurt."
She tells you as she realizes blood dripping from the small cut that you had started when you were going to take them off.
You keep your back away from her as she tries to look at the cut.
"I'm fine. I just wanted to make sure that you're someplace safe. I must go now."
"You saved me. Please let me help you."
The way she was looking at you made it impossible to deny her so you just quietly followed her. You were quite embarrassed as you walked through the office of some secret government facility. She finally walks into a room, closing the door behind the two of you.
"Please, take a seat on the bed while I go get someone."
You nod and sit down as she leaves. Coming back with someone else a few minutes later.
"....but you're okay right? They didn't hurt you."
