The buildings had seemed impressive from a distance, but they became intimidating as we got closer, and I hoped that Ares would decide he didn’t want to go back after all, even when we were close enough that the people who had stayed behind came out to greet their loved ones.
We had spoken about the way they might react a few times, but I was not prepared for people to approach me so brazenly to get a closer look.
I felt like a commodity, and I tried to hide behind my hair which only made things worse.
My heart was racing, and I found myself completely incapable of taking another step because there were too many new people, and the buildings felt like they were closing in around me.
My breath started to quicken and I was afraid that everybody would see who I really was - that I had bee
