Others

Kaze

Days don't feel real anymore

I've been here several long months

And I don't know how much longer I'll stay

I'm tired

I'm used

I have nothing left to give anymore

Well

Just one thing

I pull away from the girl

Dress as quickly as possible

I don't look at her

Pretend I don't see her shaking

I leave with another part of my soul lost

They are serving food again

I realize just how hungry I am

A window on the far side of the grove is where they serve us food

Sometimes they leave out a crate of peanuts and crackers for the males

They like to see us fight over it

Sometimes I can't believe it's my own kind that does this to us

But then I remember it's also the humans, the guards

Those promised wealth

Those greedy and heartless enough to watch their own

Human girls

Raped and used

For the benefit of Raize, the Human-Otherian terrorist group that imprisoned us here with lies and false hope

It's almost comical

The fucking insanity of it all

In the end

We were all betrayed

I am first in line

When I came here

They separated us into classes based on genes, physique, and stamina

After a multitude of tests

They placed me as the Alpha

A mock leader

They needed someone the rest would look up to

Someone they could follow

I didn't want it

I wanted to blend in with the rest

Become invisible

I grabbed a small metal tray and walked up to the window

One of the girls I knew from before

Sinder

Is serving blocks of unidentifiable white meat

She gives a small smile as I pass

At the next window

I almost stop

The human with blue hair is there

Her eyes lowered

Scooping vegetable goop

I move up to the window

She blinks

And slowly her eyes move up

They look into my soul

And I feel naked

Helpless

She grits her teeth and scoops the vegetables

Letting it slap my plate

Splattering all over my favorite shirt

I glance down

It will definitely leave a stain

Looking back up at her

She meets my gaze with her strange eyes

The color reminds me of the night sky back home

There's undeniable loathing in those purple depths

But

I smile