Goddess

"Hey, Flytrap, wanna come eat me?" Every day the same taunt. She pulled her hood up and walked briskly past the corner where the boys stood smoking. Her parents had been fresh out of school when she was born. A mythology class had given them the idea. What had they thought when they saw her pinched face, her folded ears? Love and beauty? Well, she was gonna love this moment. As the Taurus rounded the corner, Marco stuck the Uzi out the window and fired. One by one, the boys went down. "Venus! Get in!" he called, grinning. "Who's next?