noticed she was looking through a schoolbook. She looked different from the girl who came to apologize. Is it because she'd freshened up, or because she’s stop being remorseful? I had no clue.
“Have you eaten?” I inquired.
She picked up her bag and headed to the door.
“Yes, let’s go.”
I ran towards the door and opened it before she reached it.
“It’s not fair, you know,” she grumbled.
“Life’s not fair,” I replied, grinning.
Mechanics106 class wasn’t so much fun, and then again sometimes academia wasn’t. Lisa had reserved a seat for me at the back, and I quickly occupied it before any of the boys could make a move. The rumor about Lisa being a freak didn’t last long; she soon became the apple of the males’ eyes in the college once again. I was hoping she would be in a cheerful mood, so I could invite her to my house, but she wasn’t. Something bad must have happened and I planned on finding out what it was.
“Hey,” she greeted as I sat down.
“Hiya,” I said.
After ten minutes of secretly watching her, I asked, “What’s the problem, Lee?” I’d shortened her name to something I could easily pronounce.
“It’s my parents,” she answered.
There was no need to act naïve; I knew what she wanted to tell them.
“Did you tell them about us?” Every single time I used the word us in that context, it reopened my image of Lisa and I dating, which I believed would be a match made in heaven.
“They found out,” she said.
“Ouch! That must have hurt?” I asked, hoping a resounding no.
“Yeah, they want to send me away to a rehab or some government facility , so they can monitor me.”
“That’s insane!” I yelled.
Everyone in the room turned to look at me, including the teacher, Mr. Taylor.
“I’m sorry, carry on,” I told him.
I was so vexed; I dragged Lisa by the arm and out of the classroom. She followed me to the corridor without hesitating. Then I placed my hands over her shoulders as she leaned on the wall.
“Please, tell me you were joking,” I pleaded.
“I wish I was,” she replied.
I couldn’t think of Lisa being so far away from me; most of all, experimented on. She was in my life now, and I didn't want her to go.
“And your own parents want you to be used as a lab rat?”
A sudden fury was building up inside of me. I observed through Lisa’s honey-brown eyes as my eyes turned sky blue, and slowly I began breathing out cold air from my nostrils.
“It was my fault. I almost burned my only brother alive,” she explained.
“No, it wasn’t your fault. Your abilities made you hot tempered,” I said, removing my hands from the wall. “This is insane. How did you tell them you got it?”
“That was where your name came in. I introduced you as Susan Ford’s nephew, the wife of Justin Ford,” she said.
“Okay, but that’s beside the point. What do you plan on doing?”
“What can I do? Nothing,” she said.
“This isn’t right. I’ll follow you home today and try to have a word with them.”
Lisa shook her head in response. “It wouldn’t change anything,” she said.
“It’s better than sitting around doing nothing.”
“That’s what I planned on doing,” she said.
“What?” I asked angrily. I couldn’t believe those words erupted from her mouth.
“Yeah, that’s the best thing for me. I shouldn’t be in the open with my abilities. I mean, what if I hurt someone? I mean really hurt someone.”
"You won't."
"How do you know that?"
"You're not an evil person."
"Well, tell that to my stupid powers. I just tend to go crazy when someone offends me. It's like I've lost the will to control my anger."
Although Lisa’s mind was impenetrable, it was obvious she had doubts with her father’s dubious plans. Her expression was a bit hard to read. One would guess she was gloomy, but I'd reckon she was confused
“All right, we’re leaving college after lectures.”
She gave a quick smirk and ignorantly asked,
“Have you eaten?” I inquired.
She picked up her bag and headed to the door.
“Yes, let’s go.”
I ran towards the door and opened it before she reached it.
“It’s not fair, you know,” she grumbled.
“Life’s not fair,” I replied, grinning.
Mechanics106 class wasn’t so much fun, and then again sometimes academia wasn’t. Lisa had reserved a seat for me at the back, and I quickly occupied it before any of the boys could make a move. The rumor about Lisa being a freak didn’t last long; she soon became the apple of the males’ eyes in the college once again. I was hoping she would be in a cheerful mood, so I could invite her to my house, but she wasn’t. Something bad must have happened and I planned on finding out what it was.
“Hey,” she greeted as I sat down.
“Hiya,” I said.
After ten minutes of secretly watching her, I asked, “What’s the problem, Lee?” I’d shortened her name to something I could easily pronounce.
“It’s my parents,” she answered.
There was no need to act naïve; I knew what she wanted to tell them.
“Did you tell them about us?” Every single time I used the word us in that context, it reopened my image of Lisa and I dating, which I believed would be a match made in heaven.
“They found out,” she said.
“Ouch! That must have hurt?” I asked, hoping a resounding no.
“Yeah, they want to send me away to a rehab or some government facility , so they can monitor me.”
“That’s insane!” I yelled.
Everyone in the room turned to look at me, including the teacher, Mr. Taylor.
“I’m sorry, carry on,” I told him.
I was so vexed; I dragged Lisa by the arm and out of the classroom. She followed me to the corridor without hesitating. Then I placed my hands over her shoulders as she leaned on the wall.
“Please, tell me you were joking,” I pleaded.
“I wish I was,” she replied.
I couldn’t think of Lisa being so far away from me; most of all, experimented on. She was in my life now, and I didn't want her to go.
“And your own parents want you to be used as a lab rat?”
A sudden fury was building up inside of me. I observed through Lisa’s honey-brown eyes as my eyes turned sky blue, and slowly I began breathing out cold air from my nostrils.
“It was my fault. I almost burned my only brother alive,” she explained.
“No, it wasn’t your fault. Your abilities made you hot tempered,” I said, removing my hands from the wall. “This is insane. How did you tell them you got it?”
“That was where your name came in. I introduced you as Susan Ford’s nephew, the wife of Justin Ford,” she said.
“Okay, but that’s beside the point. What do you plan on doing?”
“What can I do? Nothing,” she said.
“This isn’t right. I’ll follow you home today and try to have a word with them.”
Lisa shook her head in response. “It wouldn’t change anything,” she said.
“It’s better than sitting around doing nothing.”
“That’s what I planned on doing,” she said.
“What?” I asked angrily. I couldn’t believe those words erupted from her mouth.
“Yeah, that’s the best thing for me. I shouldn’t be in the open with my abilities. I mean, what if I hurt someone? I mean really hurt someone.”
"You won't."
"How do you know that?"
"You're not an evil person."
"Well, tell that to my stupid powers. I just tend to go crazy when someone offends me. It's like I've lost the will to control my anger."
Although Lisa’s mind was impenetrable, it was obvious she had doubts with her father’s dubious plans. Her expression was a bit hard to read. One would guess she was gloomy, but I'd reckon she was confused
“All right, we’re leaving college after lectures.”
She gave a quick smirk and ignorantly asked,
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