Finally, home

I walked out of there feeling odd.

I'd done something good, but I'd also gotten my first taste as a manipulator. I didn't know what to make of the feeling.

I felt powerful, in more ways than one.

Like I was living up to my potential.

And I also felt like a failure. I hoped the old lady, Kevin's mother, would live. But I didn't think so.

And that was on me.

I walked out of there and followed the direction of my omni mindlessly to the station again. Everything in the last seven hours, since having that strange awareness on the street, it felt like a blur.

It wasn't until I was on the train again that I noticed the odd looks I was getting.

I was dirty, soggy and slightly bloodstained. My own wounds from the glass had healed enough to stop bleeding, but... That didn't fix my clothes.

I hoped no one had called the cops on me.

Hell of a day.

***

It was nearing midnight when I got home. I'd had two whole pizzas at a late night joint in Inwood. It was insane how hungry I was.

I climbed the stairs to the fifth floor and carefully let myself in. The apartment was mostly dark, and I was thankful for that.

It meant my sister and moms were probably asleep.

The floor barely creaked as I made my way to my room without turning on a light, quickly hiding my bloodied clothes away. I'd do that load of laundry myself.

Across the hall to the bathroom and a good long shower. It felt insanely good after the stress of today. I still had college tomorrow. Isn't that weird?

It felt weird.

My thoughts couldn't help drifting to what I should do know, and I felt that floating vague awareness of how I'd ended up here at the back of my head.

Don't worry about it. Do whatever you want. Enjoy yourself.

That's what it seemed to whisper. It wasn't insistent exactly, nothing like what Killgrave had done to people. It was just a part of me now.

My scrapes had scabbed over, and at this rate I wouldn't be surprised if they were gone by tomorrow.

I dried myself off, set my alarm and went to bed. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.