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vision-20
[So what
do you guys thinks so far? Sorry the story is going so
slow]
"Take a seat, Bree." Offers Damien,
slightly more relaxed, though a frown was still etched on his face.
I gingerly sit on the edge of the arm chair he had motioned to.
"Are you okay?" Luken asks Damien in one of those
undertones that you automatically turned away from, sensing it was
private.
"Yeah, fine." He mumbles. Luken nods once.
"What happened?"
"I don’t know, I tried to go into her mind, there was a
little defence, nothing much, and then I thought I was in. I was
planting the idea and everything before suddenly I got jolted out
and I passed out." Damien explains, frowning the whole
time.
"Do you think it was her?" Damien studies me closely
before shaking his head.
"No, but whatever it was, it was definitely protecting
her."
"Me? Who would want to protect me?" It made me a little
sad that I couldn’t come up with a single answer to my own
question.
"I don’t know, but maybe you should go back to class,
Bree. Leave this to us to sort out." I nod, and leave the room
and go back to class.
All through the day I received weird glances from my fellow
students, and they were obviously avoiding me. I sat alone for the
rest of the day. It was quickly becoming clear that I wasn’t
going to make many friends here. Ashley and her friends
didn’t talk to me again, but at least they didn’t give
me any funny glances. I grind my teeth almost the whole day, just
paying attention to my work. Which turned out to be good because I
actually got a lot done.
At dinner I sat alone at an empty table. The table was near the
line for food, and also near the teachers table, so most of the
time it stayed empty. I was lost in playing with my food when a
girl approached me, flicking her blond hair over her shoulder and
talking loud enough for nearby people to hear, which was obviously
her goal.
"Hey, you’re that girl that everyone is talking about,
the one who is meant to be really powerful. Come on, freak, control
my mind."
If I could control her mind I would have made her slap herself
silly and be nice to all the nerds. This girl was a totally
stereotype.
"I can’t control peoples minds." I say,
blushing.
"Well you kicked Mr. Nasser out of your head, who, for your
information, has like the strongest power in this school. And if
you can do that, surely you can control my mind." She smirks
triumphantly. I turn away.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about, maybe he
just fainted."
"Yeah, right." And then she walks away.
Back in my room that night I relaxed, even if just a little. This
situation was weird. It had been a while since I had been to
school. I had been living by myself and working, so coming back to
school felt…odd. So coming back to a space I could call mine
felt good. I showered which made me feel even better. I rummage
through the draws to see what pjs they had given me, reminding
myself to go into town soon. Tomorrow was Friday.
I settle on a pair of bright blue pants and white t-shirt. Boy were
they bright. But the night was warm and I always preferred sleeping
in less and adding on another blanket. I don’t know why. I
pull the pyjamas on, wash my face, and brush my teeth. I glance at
the clock. It was just past 9, late enough to go to bed. I brush my
hair out and was just about to tie it up when there was a knock on
the door.