I walked towards my house a few blocks down the road. When I came in, my mother rushed towards me and hugged me.
"Don't worry. Everything is going to be alright now" she said "What happened to your hair? And your eyes? Contacts? Nevermind that. Your okay and that's what matters"
Tears welled up in my eyes. *That is all I wanted. For someone to tell me that everything will be alright* I hugged her back.
My dad came out of the kitchen and saw us in front of the doorway. "Something happened?" He asked
Mom nodded and said "That dumbass cheated on Mallory"
*Oh. That's what this is about*
"He what?!" Dad's voice boomed throughout the house.
My younger sister came out from her room and her twin brother followed suit. "What's going on? It's already night time" my lil sis said
"Mallory's ex cheated on her" dad said
"What?!" They both yelled
My family is a...how do I put it? A stick together family.
"I'm going to rip his arms out of his worthless sockets and feed them to the dog!" My brother yelled
"I shall bathe in the blood dripping from his eyes" my sister seethed
Yes folks, this is my family.
"Now now. Calm down children" my mother said trying to settle the twins down
Unfortunately, she's not much better either.
"We must find a spot to hide the good for nothing body first" she said
See?
We hear a knock at the door and we go silent.
Since I'm closest to the door, I peep through the door hole. Guess who it is? The good for nothing body himself.
I opened the door and closed it behind me, careful not to let the hounds out. Oh don't worry, I thought about letting them loose. But I must handle this in an orderly way.
"What happened to your-" he started but was interrupted by my hand smacking his face.
"What the-" that was interrupted by my fist crushing his face.
I am my parents daughter after all.
I left the sorry excuse of a boy cradling his face and went inside. I thought about him and went back.
"Just so we're clear, we're over!" I yelled and slammed the door. My family cheered me on.
I sighed and went to my room. My heart broke a little after that but I'm glad that he showed his true colors before this went on any longer.
I showered and went into bed. I could not sleep. What. The. Hell.
"Grr. Why can't I just take a nap?" I said to myself
"GODS AND GODDESSES HAVE NO REASON TO SLEEP. THERE FOR, NO SLEEP FOR YOU"
*I'm starting to hear voices. I'm going insane* I thought to myself
"I REGRET TO INFORM YOU BUT YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED THE STATE OF CALAMITY YET."
*If your real say hippopotamus*
"HIPPOCAMPUS"
*Eh. Close enough. Who are you?*
"I AM YOUR TRAVEL GUIDE. I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND LOOK OUT FOR YOUR SAFETY"
*Cool. Can you tell me about my job as the Goddess of Love?*
"IT IS THE JOB OF EVERY GOD AND GODDESS TO GAIN A FOLLOWING AND GROW. THE MORE OF A FOLLOWING YOU HAVE, THE STRONGER YOU GET. THIS IS HOW THE WORLD HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST YEARS. YOU, GODDESS OF LOVE, WILL CHANGE PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND SPREAD LOVE."
*Why do I have to get stronger?*
"GET STRONGER OR STAY WEAK, IT IS YOUR CHOICE. JUST REMEMBER, GODS AND GODDESSES CAN STILL DIE."
*I'm sorry what? I thought I already died"
"YOU HAVE. BUT ONLY YOUR BODY. YOUR SOUL WILL DIE AS A GODDESS AND YOU WILL BE NOTHING"
I turned around in bed. *So no matter what, I must get stronger than those bastards or I will die*
"TWENTY MINUTES REMAINING"
*Huh? Until what?*
"INTIL YOU MUST HEAD BACK. YOU CAN ONLY STAY IN THE LIVING RELM FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. YOU WILL GRADUALLY GAIN MORE TIME BUT FOR NOW, FIVE HOURS IS THE MAXIMUM"
*Crap. I should tell my parents so they won't worry*
I run down stairs and saw everyone huddled together.
"What are you doing?" I asked them
They turned back towards me and in the middle of them, a paper with "How to get rid of a douchebag 101" written on top, was laying there.
"Guys, I'm seriously fine" I said with a laugh
They looked sad as they threw the plan away.
"Anyways, I need to tell you guys something." I started
"About what?" My dad asked
"About what happened to me after I ran from my ex's house"