Like She Was The Plague

Liam’s eyes grew cold. It always ended like this. Whenever they had a confrontation as kids, Austyn would be the one to leave first, as if he couldn’t be bothered to waste time on someone like Liam. As if he was better than Liam. Liam grabbed a porcelain vase next to him and flung it at the back of Austyn’s head. ‘Watch out!’ Kai cried out. Austyn felt a rush of air behind him. Before he could turn around, a figure lunged at him and pressed against his back. Liam’s eyes widened. He wanted to stop, but it was too late. The vase crash-landed on Kira’s shoulder, before falling to the ground and smashing into pieces. Kira groaned. Austyn stared at her face, contorted in pain. She took the hit for him. Was she crazy? How could she think her flesh-and-blood body was a match for the hard porcelain? Kira’s eyes were screwed shut. Blood was completely drained from her face. ‘Kai! Get over here!’ The assistant rushed over. ‘Take her outside.’ Kai threw an arm around Kira’s shoulders and let her