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Lila was thrown to the ground
Grazing her skin, but they only shouted
About how it pretended to bleed like them
When it was inhuman and needed
To be put down before it called the others
She had no choice but to use her power
Lila ran, only stopping when
She couldn’t run any more
Closing her eyes, she could see
Jays face, the betrayal and hatred
She understood the betrayal
Not the hate, not yet
That night she found a bench
And tried to sleep
She couldn’t understand why
Her stomach ached so badly
And water leaked from her eyes
Leaving her feel empty inside
In the morning Lila looked for work
Knowing she needed money to survive
And found a garage
They seemed more concerned
About proving she could fix a car
Than how she was an illegal alien
Having fixed spaceships on her planet
A car was much simpler to figure out
She was introduced to two others
Who claimed to be illegal aliens too
But they smelled human to Lila
She was shown where to hide during police raids
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