I was seventeen when I heard the rumours of people with different shapes, I thought they were lies after all I thought I was the only one. Over the past seven years I learned how to control my powers with the help of my mother and brother, Drake, I need to be calm, steady heartbeat and a blank mind. It was harder than it sounds but I did it and I haven't had an accident in a long time. I smiled and look at the brick building in front of me, Small Creek Private High School.

"Hey, Rosemary!"

I turned around my black hair, a constant reminder of my 'father', blocking my view of my best friend, Diana. I gave her a smile as I tug some of my black hair behind my ear.

"Yes?"

"Have you heard? The rumors are true! Shapeshifters are real!"

I froze and my electric blue eyes met her forest green ones trying to see any lies, I don't. "A-are you sure?" I whispered, I wanted it to be true but I was afraid of what would happen if it was. What would happen to me? To my family?

"Rosemary?" Diana snaps her fingers, "Is there some one in there?" I shook my head and nodded she smiles, "Good, I was saying, yes they are real I actually saw one myself!"

I opened my mouth to speak but the bell rings and we rush inside not wanting to be late. The teacher scolded us but didn't give us detention only a warning since it was my first time and Diana used her puppy eyes. School went by fast and now it was lunch time, my favorite time in school. Diana and I walked inside the loud cafeteria and grab our lunch from the long line. We ate in silence until it is interrupted by 'Little-Miss-Perfect'.

"Look at this, have the other three finally decided to ditch you two losers?" Her sickening sweet voice broke the loudness of the cafeteria; it became quiet as their favorite moment of the day started.

Shelly and her gang vs. us, the 'Losers'.

"What do you want Shelly?" Diana asked her, I closed my eyes trying to keep calm.

She laughed, "Nothing. I was just making an observation, where are the twins? Dylan and Layla?"

"None of your business," Diana snapped at her and she looks over at me, she, like the rest of my friends, believed that I get panic attacks under pressure. I knew she was trying to get rid of Shelly before she went after me. I was already stressed because of the upcoming exams but today was also the day my 'father' left us. "Don't you need to go fix up your make up or something?"

"No, I already did." Shelly turned over at me, I could feel her almond eyes staring down at me and I knew the look she gave me, the same look my 'father' did. "How are you dear sister?"

I turned to her, my half-sister, after my 'father' left he met Shelly's mother and they got married and had Shelly. I didn't know until I entered this new school, he didn't even invite us to the wedding.

"You are no sister of mine." I snapped at her, "Thomas left us a long time ago, he is your father now not mine." I stood up ready to leave but she blocked my way, I could feel my heart speeding up. I need to get out of here.

"According to DNA he is you father as much as I am your half-sister," she pushed me back, "But that doesn't matter does it? He still left you, you know what he calls you? 'Devil's Spawn, Monster, Beast, Should be locked up or killed.' It's just a matter of time before everyone else leaves you too."

That hit a soft spot in my heart. I launched at her and I hear her scream and I knew what she saw, golden eyes. I found myself snarling at the brunette underneath me and I knew I made a mistake. I looked over at my friend, no longer snarling, and see her backing away from me fear in her eyes. I whimpered and ran out of the cafeteria and grabbed my bag from my open locker, I forgot to lock it, and ran out of the school out to the street ignoring the screech from cars and into the woods.

I forgot that we are 21st century teenagers with phones, the whole thing was recorded. My transformation to my escape.

I was no longer safe.

But really?

I never was.

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