Chapter 24.

Rosa POV.

My breathing comes out fast and shallow as I look down at my hands. They begin to tremble when hands grasp my face.

“Dad, she is going into shock.” The voice sounds distant as all I can hear is the blood rushing in my ears and the faint sounds of screaming and a manic laugh.

“Jadara, what did you fucking do?” I scream in my head when she hisses at me.

“I didn’t do anything. It was all you. Cece and I tried to stop you, but we couldn’t. Rosa, don’t you dare blame me? I didn’t do this?” She screams at me and I take a shuddering gasp of breath as I shove my mom away and scramble to my feet. I look around frantically for the evidence.

I clutch my head, willing the images to go; I stagger as I scream out loud when I feel something inside of me crack and then burst free. The power burst out of me as I watch in slow motion as my mom and pops get thrown back.

“Rosa, RUN!” Cece screams in my head and I turn and run as fast as my feet will take me, staggering over upturned roots and f