Sugarcane

You continue to face the bright lights. You know what's waiting behind those lights. Men and guns. You just don't know how bad it is. You can still [[surrender|Surrender(M)]] and try to explain what happened. And maybe, MAYBE, they'll understand and let you escape from this freak. Or maybe they won't, you can be considered a criminal as you have him in your house. You can stand by this man and [[see what'll happen|Hello.(M)]].

"Alright," you nod your head "I'll help you." You're voice still shakes. You're not a good liar. You see the man look relieved.\n "Thank you, you have no idea how grateful I am." You look away. \nThe man leaves the steps and begins to walk down the hall and towards the kitchen.\n "Thank you." You hear him say to himself again in the kitchen. Can you still [[keep up the act|Damn it!(F)]] or do you want to give it up and [[follow him into the kitchen|Damn it!(F)]]?

"No." \n "What are you saying?" He looks at you with a confused face "I can help get rid of them if you get it off. You don't get to have all the fun." He smirks with a michievous smile. Fun? What fun? You still don't budge. He suddenly grabs your hand and places the tips of your fingers on the collar. The collar starts to glow around youre finger tips. Aside the glowing a sign in green appears on the collar reading "DNA Match. Permission to ditach granted." The collar [[unlocks|How come(F)]] and falls off his neck.

The silence is killing you. The silhouette slowly moves to your desk to lean against it. They have their eyes covered with a painful expression spread across their face. You're on your tiptoes, you have to call the police, but your cellphone is in your suitcase. [[Next to the door]]. You groan deep down inside. There's nothing but to [[run|Hold on!]]. Should have done that from the start.

You wake up after what seems to feel like an eternity. Sunlight shines on your face and you squint. Finally, your eyes adjust and you realize where you are. You're lying in some kind of car. You sit up and see that it's a Ford Pickup Truck. In a parking lot at a gas station. You try gathering your thoughts, but you can't seem to remember anything since the black out. Your wound. [[Look at it|Healed(F)]].

You look at the kitchen and at the door. Suddenly something catches your attention. Out the window you see movements. You focus your eyes more and you realize that it's people getting out from the back of a black van with a word imprinted on it. As you slowly walk down the stairs you realize the writing on the van. It reads S.W.A.T. \nYou feel your heart skip a beat. Are you going to [[tell the person in the kitchen?|Hey!(M)]] or are you going to [[run out there and yell for help?|HELP!(M)]].

"Where will you take me if I say yes?" \n "Up in the mountains, where the others are hiding. Other abnormals." \n "...And if I say no?" You ask.\n "If you say no... I'll take you to a motel near your house. But safety is not guaranteed. Once I drop you off you will never be able to contact me or any other abnormals." He responds. Your questions are answered, it's time for you to make the decision. \n\n\n [[Yes|Welcome to the family(M)]] or [[No|Silence(M)]]

"How long was I unconscious?"\nShe looks away from her bags and looks at you.\n "Roughly a day." She says nonchalantly. You look around, none of this makes sense.\n "How did we get here?" You ask. This time she puts his bags on the dashboard, rests her hands on the driving wheel and looks out the window.\n "After you passed out, I ran out the house with you. I just happened to find the perfect car and it was unlocked. So I took it and drove away from your house. I mean, if we stayed there the scientists would have showed up and took both of us to where I was, a hell hole called a Laboratory." You blink various times before you can ask your next question. You remember, your shoulder.\n "Wait, if I was out for only a day, then how come my shoulder is completely healed?" You hear yourself ask. She continues to look out the window.\n "That's what you're-we're capable of. We're not normal. Not like... them," she says and motions her hand in a motion to emphasis 'them' "that's why they keep us in a laboratory. They think they can figure us out. But they can't no matter how many of us they kill, no matter how many tests they run, they just can't!" Her sudden loud voice rings through the car. Not [[normal|The past(F)]]?

You stare aimlessly at the screen. \n *Taptap* *Click* *C-Click* \nYour eye twitches. The sounds that surround you is making you go crazy. Just 40 more years, you tell yourself. Are you happy with your life?

You see the woman in the hallway, floating. Yes, floating. Her eyes are in rage and glow strongly. Glowing white. The light from outside hits her suit and she shines bright, the shade curving every tense muscle. Your living room is connected to the dining room, sharing one room. Your kitchen has open doors and from the living room you can see what's happening in the end of the hallway through the kitchen door. It's unbelievable. S.W.A.T officers float too. But you notice that it's not of their own will, and they seem to be choking. As if an invisible hand is holding their throats. Your attention is turned to the woman again. Wind suddenly arises underneath her. But now her body isn't completely turned towards the door, her arms are stretched out on both ends of the house-one towards the front door and one towards the back door. Both hands twitch wildly in a form of choking. And then you realise. She's choking the men. But how?! \nYour vision gets worse, until you can't differentiate what's what. You feel your body weaken and you fall on your elbows. Under your elbows is a pool of liquid. You notice the color and you recognize that its [[blood|SLAP!(F)]].

Your sister laughs wildly as she and your younger brother run up the stairs as you chase them in your Halloween costume. Your parents waiting at the door, you now stand at, waiting for you and your siblings to go trick'or'treating. As a whole family. \nThey call out your name in a laughing tone. A tone you haven't heard in 6 years. And it hurts every time to remember.\n[[<<Back|Home]]

"Yeah, so what? What do you need help with?" You hear your voice shake a little. You try to put on a confident face, but you know you're failing at it. You see the man relax. He tilts his head and smirks a little. Is he laughing at you? He then turns his head to the wall again. You look at the wall, and see nothing. What is he looking at? "They're after me. The scientists," he looks again at you "just when I thought they'd stop once I left that hell hole, they still follow me." You think of [[laughing and saying "well no shit,"|Mocking(M)]] but then that would be acting too arrogant wouldn't it? Maybe you'd want to keep cool and [ask him to get to the point|And...?(M)]

You look at your right shoulder and see your light blue dress shirt become wet with something red. The splotch grows by the minute. You try to focus as hard as you can and realize there's a quarter size hole in your dress shirt. You touch the hole and look at your hand. It's blood. You look back at your shoulder and now the blood is crawling down on your injured arm's hand. Your vision gets blurry. It's too much blood. Time seems to slow down, do you even feel the pain anymore? You feel a sudden shake and realize it the woman that's [[shaking|GO!(F)]] you.

He rubs the area where the collar just was. \n "So much better."\nYou stand there clueless of what just happened. Why are your fingerprints a perfect match to unlock his collar? Do you want to ask him why your [[fingerprints unlocked the collar|Smirks(M)]] or do you just [[ignore it and figure out what to do next?|Hello.(M)]].

You look up and see the woman hovering you.\n "Are you okay?!" You hear her say slowly. Everything is in slow motion for some reason. The sting is just as agonizing. "GO, HIDE. I'll take over!" She shouts and points at the living room. You drag yourself to the corner of the living room near the two couches. You turn around suddenly and see what's happening. You blink twice because you think you're [[dreaming|Lala Land(F)]]. But you continue to feel the sting intensify, did you look at your shoulder already? [[Look at your shoulder|Blood everywhere(F)]].

Tom is your cubicle neighbour. You've been cubicle buds for 3 years. He's a good guy, you hang out with him when he isn't with his -obsessed- girlfriend. You're jealous. But why?\n[[<<Back|Sigh]]

"Alright," you nod your head "I'll help you." Your voice still shakes. You're not a good liar. You see the man look relieved.\n "Thank you, you have no idea how grateful I am." You look away. \nThe man leaves the steps and begins to walk down the hall and towards the kitchen.\nYou can still [[escape|Damn it!(M)]] as he's now in the kitchen. Or are you a good Samaritan and want to continue to [[help him|Damn it!(M)]]?

You turn your head to and find an open window and a silhouette of someone crouching on the window sill. \n"Shhh," you hear the silhouette shush "I'm not here to hurt you." The voice sounded... a bit off. You think of your possiblities, jumping off the bed and [[turning on the light|Turn it off!]] or getting off the bed and [[run out of the house|Hold on!]]. You don't even consider of staying quiet.

You stand still on the stairs as he walks down the hallway and into the kitchen. He disappears and you look back at your door. \n "What?" You hear his voice and look back at the kitchen to see him peering out. "Don't worry, they're not even in the neighbourhood yet. We have at least an hour." You continue to stare at him, and you think, that's not why I was looking at the door. The door seems like the best place to run through, but if you did run, no one would be able to help you. In a neighbourhood full of families at 2 am, everyone's sleeping. By the time they open the door, this person would have already jumped on you. You hesitate, do you [[try to escape?|Damn it!(M)]] Or do you just follow him [[into the kitchen|Damn it!(M)]]?

You suddenly burst a forced laugh. You see him jump a little with a surprised look on his face. \n "Well, no shit you're going to get chased. They're not going to let something escape their hands that easily. Especially scientists." You say, he shakes his head and smirks once more. He's now looking down.\n "But of course." He says. He leaves the end of the steps and walks into the kitchen. Do you [[follow him?|Damn it!(M)]] Or just [[stand awkwardly stiff on the stairs?|Oh, okay(M)]].

"Uh-um, hey, they're outside! The S.W.A.T is outside!" You exclaim as you run down the stairs and turn down the hall and into the kitchen.\n "They're not supposed to be here this quick! How did they find us?" She slams the fridge shut and runs out into the living room and peers out the window. Suddenly they shine a bright light to where the man poked his head. "Shit!" You hear her say under his breath. She stalks towards you and stops. She lifts her head and her neck is exposed to you. "Come on, unlock it." You look at her neck, the collar around her standing out. "Hurry." She rushes you. You look at her, do you [[unlock it?|Good(F)]] Or do you [[say no?|Hell no(F)]] She could have that around her neck for a reason.

"How?" You ask. He looks at you in disbelief and grabs your hand and places the tips of you fingers on his collar. The collar starts to glow around your finger tips. Aside the glowing a sign in green appears on the collar reading "DNA Match. Permission to ditach granted." The collar [[unlocks|How come(M)]] and falls off his neck.

"Alright," you nod your head "I'll help you." You're voice still shakes. You're not a good liar. You see the man look relieved.\n "Thank you, you have no idea how grateful I am." You look away. \nThe man leaves the steps and begins to walk down the hall and towards the kitchen."Thank you." You hear him say to himself again in the kitchen. Can you still [[keep up the act|Damn it!(M)]] or do you want to give it up and [[follow him into the kitchen|Damn it!(M)]]?

"Why did my DNA just unlock your collar?" She stops rubbing her neck and looks up at you. Confusion crosses her face. And she stares at you, suspiciously. \n[["WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE."]] Your head jerks towards the sudden noise, but the light from the living room is blinding you. You know it's the S.W.A.T. [["WE CAN SEE YOUR EVERY MOVEMENTS. COME OUT THE FRONT DOOR, SLOWLY. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE, I REPEAT, YOU CANNOT ESCAPE. WE HAVE YOUR HOUSE SURROUNDED."]] You can't help but swallow [[dry|There(F)]].

The person finally looks up to you. It's not a woman, it's a man. His white hair shines in the light, which makes his sharp red-brown eyes stand out even more. He's albino you think, and remember, that he has to be, because he has white hair, white pale skin and red-ish eyes. He has no skin or hair pigment. He walks towards the bottom of the stairs again and you realize what he's wearing. A white latex suit, from his neck to his feet. And he's wearing what seems to be a collar around his neck. He looks straight at you. You're body shivers as cold sweat slides across your face. He suddenly jerks his head to the left, staring at the wall. Finally, he [[looks|Help(M)]] back at you.

"Each abnormal person has that one special ability. One's ability at the Lab was to track down other abnormals." Abnormals, is that what they're-you're called? \n "But you, you have various special abilities. You can disappear out of One's tracker." The woman finally turns her body towards you. "And you can discover all the extradinary abilities you have. If you go with me. What do you say?" She's giving you a chance. The last chance you'll have to say [[no|Silence(F)]] and go back to your normal life. You can [[ask where you'll go|Last question(F)]] if you say yes, or if you say no. But you can skip the questions and just [[accept her offer|Welcome to the family(F)]].

"So now what?" \n "We'll I'll let that up to you. Since they're waiting for me, why don't you go and surprise them and show them what real power is." He says pushing you towards the door. What real power is? What power is he talking about? He stops you at the door and you see him in the corner of your eye, hiding behind the wall to the living room. You see excitement in his eyes. The blood is now rushing up to your ears and you hear your heart pounding. You face the [[door|HELP!(M)]].

"No. I don't know who you are and what you want with me." Just as the man is about to open his mouth he stops himself and you see him tense up. \n "We don't have much time. I-I just need you're help."\nYou think of [[tricking him|FOOL!(M)]] and agreeing to then escape, but [[helping him|Ah, shit, why not?(M)]] also comes across your mind. "Please." He adds.

You suddenly burst a forced laugh. You see her jump a little with a surprised look on her face. \n "Well, no shit you're going to get chased. They're not going to let something escape their hands that easily. Especially scientists." You say, she shakes her head and smirks once more. She's now looking down.\n "But of course." She says. She leaves the end of the steps and walks into the kitchen. Do you [[follow her?|Damn it!(F)]] Or just [[stand awkwardly stiff on the stairs?|Oh, okay(F)]].

"Uh-um, hey, they're outside! The S.W.A.T is outside!" You exclaim as you run down the stairs and turn down the hall and into the kitchen.\n "They're not supposed to be here this quick! How did they find us?" He shuts the fridge, runs out into the living room and peers out the window. Suddenly they shine a bright light to where the man poked his head. "Shit!" You hear him say under his breath. He stalks towards you and stops. He lifts his head and his neck is exposed to you. "Come on, unlock it." You look at his neck, the collar around him standing out. "Hurry." He rushes you. You look at him, do you [[unlock it?|Good(M)]] Or do you [[say no?|Hell no(M)]] He could have that around his neck for a reason.

"How long was I unconscious?"\nHe looks away from his bags and looks at you.\n "Roughly a day." He says nonchalantly. You look around, none of this makes sense.\n "How did we get here?" You ask. This time he puts his bags on the dashboard, rests his hands on the driving wheel and looks out the window.\n "After you passed out, I ran out the house with you. I just happened to find the perfect car and it was unlocked. So I took it and drove away from your house. I mean, if we stayed there the scientists would have showed up and took both of us to where I was, a hell hole called a Laboratory." You blink various times before you can ask your next question. You remember, your shoulder.\n "Wait, if I was out for only a day, then how come my shoulder is healed?" You hear yourself ask. He continues to look out the window.\n "That's what you're-we're capable of. We're not normal. Not like... them," he says and motions his hand in a sway to emphasis 'them' "that's why they keep us in a laboratory. They think they can figure us out. But they can't no matter how many of us they kill, no matter how many tests they run, they just can't!" His sudden loud voice rings through the car. Not [[normal|The past(M)]]?

"How?" You ask. She looks at you in disbelief and grabs your hand and places the tips of you fingers on her collar. The collar starts to glow around your finger tips. Aside the glowing a sign in green appears on the collar reading "DNA Match. Permission to ditach granted." The collar [[unlocks|How come(F)]] and falls off her neck.

You quickly get off the bed, forgetting about the back pain you have from taking copies and run to turn on the lights. You can see now, a person with their hands hovering over their eyes. Blocking the light.\n"Please turn it off!" The person shrieked.\nYou can still [[run|Hold on!]] or you can do what the person said and [[turn off the light|Darkness]].

The person still has their eyes closed shut as you open your eyes completely. Is it a [[man|Man]] or is it a [[women|Women]]? You can't tell as they have their face looking away from the light.

"Yeah." You feel yourself smile. It's been a while since you smiled. The man grabs the shopping bags and tosses it on you. \n "Eat up, its going to be a long trip." He smiles and puts the keys in the ignition and turns. You drive away from the Gas Station.\n "You're going to like them." He pats your back with his eyes on the road. "My name at the lab was Ten, but you can call me Lex." He says and smiles widely.\n\n"Welcome to the family."

You look at your right shoulder. Where you got shot at your house. You pull the collar of the new t-shirt you wear to reveal nothing but a scar. How long were you out? Weeks? Months? You try to get this through your head until you see something familiar come out of the gas station's convenient store. She looks up from his shopping bag and looks surprised once she sees you. She waves.\n "You're finally up!" She jogs towards the truck. She's now wearing normal clothes rather than the skin-tight laztex suit. You watch her intently. She opens the driver's door and sits down. "Like the truck I got? Nice, right?" She says while nodding at you, then turns to his shopping bags. You have so many [[questions|Um...?(F)]]. Which first?\n

You brush past the man and run towards the [[door|HELP!(M)]].

You look back at your shoulder and now your shirt is drenched with blood. You look where you were hit and see a path of blood. Seeing all the blood makes you feel dizzy, your ears now ring and you being to fall unconscious.\n "HEY!" You feel a slap on your cheek. Your eyes budge open. "Don't die on me, man!" You hear his voice vibration but nothing else, the vibration slowly dying. "I'm going to get you out of here!" You see his mouth open wide with his words, you notice he's shouting his words, but all you hear is him whispering. You close your eyes to blink but your eyes don't open again. All you see is [[black|Rise and Shine(M)]].

You drag your feet up the stairs to pass two rooms to then meet your room at the end of the hall. You enter your room and collapse on your bed. You look at your alarm clock and see the red numbers glow, 1:20 am. You cover your face in the hunch of pillows for a while. You suddenly hear a strange noise coming from the opposite side of the room. As if something messed with your window. You could [[turn your head and look|Surprise]] or you could just [[ignore|Boo]] it, it's probably the overgrown tree hitting the window again.

The person finally looks up to you. It's not a man, it's a woman. Her white hair shines in the light, which makes her sharp red-brown eyes stand out even more. She's albino you think, and remember, that she has to be, because she has white hair, white pale skin and red-ish eyes. She has no skin or hair pigment. She walks towards the bottom of the stairs again and you realize what she's wearing. A white latex suit, from her neck to his feet. And she's wearing what looks like a collar around her neck. She looks straight at you. You're body shivers as cold sweat slides across your face. She suddenly jerks her head to the left, staring at the wall. Finally, she [[looks|Help(F)]] back at you.

"What do you need help with?" You hear your voice shake a little. You try to put on a confident face, but you know you're failing at it. The man smirks a little. Is he laughing at you? She then turns his head to the wall again. You look at the wall, and see nothing. What is she looking at? "They're after me. The scientists," she looks again at you "just when I thought they'd stop once I left that hell hole, they still follow me." You think of [[laughing and saying "well no shit,"|Mocking(F)]] but then that would be acting too arrogant wouldn't it? Maybe you'd want to keep cool and [ask him to get to the point|And...?(F)]

"What do you mean not normal?" \n "Do you remember your family?" You're taken back. " You had a normal family, they loved you and you loved them but one day, they die. In a fire. And somehow, somehow, you're the only one that survives it. The scientists-" he stops and you see him clench his jaw. \nHow does he know all of this? It's like he's laying your life right in front of you. \nHe continues, "Those monsters did that to our family. They did that so they can take us. Because we're vulnerable they'll say you died in the fire when they really have you as their guinea pigs." \n "But, I didn't go to the laboratory."\n "Yeah, well, Scientists make mistakes and regret it for the rest of their lives. They kill the families of little kids and in the end the kids are just normal. And that's the case with you. They were sure you weren't normal, took away your family, but your abilities didn't trigger, so they threw you aside and into an orphanage, right?" He looks at you, but you avoid his glance and stay quiet."But I was told you were the only exception."\n "By [[who|The ones(M)]]?" You ask automatically "Ever since the beginning you've been saying 'they told me' or 'I was told'."

"No. I don't know who you are and what you want with me." Just as the man is about to open his mouth he stops himself and you see him tense up. \n "We don't have much time. I-I just need you're help."\nYou think of [[tricking him|FOOL!(F)]] and agreeing to then escape, but [[helping him|Ah, shit, why not?(F)]] also comes across your mind. "Please." He adds.

"I-I have no idea what you're saying. You got the wrong person." You struggle to say. The man leaves the bottom of the steps and begins to shake his head.\n "That's strange. I was sure it was you-no, it has to be you." He looks again at you. You continue standing on the steps. His stare is making you feel uncomfortable. What's with this guy? "So, you don't know why I'm here?" He asks you. You can still [[lie and laugh it off|Jokes on you(M)]] and act casual, or you can continue to [[tell the truth|Just, do it!(M)]].

"Where will you take me if I say yes?" \n "Up in the mountains, where the others are hiding. Other abnormals." \n "...And if I say no?" You ask.\n "If you say no... I'll drop you off at a motel near your house. But safety is not guaranteed. Once I drop you off you will never be able to contact me or any other abnormals." She responds. Your questions are answered, it's time for you to make the decision. \n\n\n [[Yes|Welcome to the family(F)]] or [[No|Silence(F)]]

You look up and see the man hovering you.\n "Are you okay?!" You hear him say slowly. Everything is in slow motion for some reason. The sting is just as agonizing. "GO, HIDE. I'll take over!" He shouts and points at the living room. You drag yourself to the corner of the living room near the two couches. You turn around suddenly and see what's happening. You blink twice because you think you're [[dreaming|Lala Land(M)]]. But you continue to feel the sting intensify, did you look at your shoulder already? [[Look at your shoulder|Blood everywhere(M)]].

You look back at your shoulder and now your shirt is drenched with blood. You look where you were hit and see a path of blood. Seeing all the blood makes you feel dizzy, your ears now ring and you being to fall unconscious.\n "HEY!" You feel a slap on your cheek. Your eyes budge open. "Don't die on me, man!" You hear her voice vibration but nothing else, the vibration slowly dying. "I'm going to get you out of here!" You see her mouth open wide with her words, you notice she's shouting her words, but all you hear is her whispering. You close your eyes to blink but your eyes don't open again. All you see is [[black|Rise and Shine(F)]].

You stand still on the stairs as she walks down the hallway and into the kitchen. She disappears and you look back at your door. \n "What?" You hear her voice and look back at the kitchen, to find her peering out. "Don't worry, they're not even in the neighbourhood yet. We have at least an hour." You continue to stare at her, and you think, that's not why I was looking at the door. The door seems like the best place to run through, but if you did run, no one would be able to help you. In a neighbourhood full of families at 2 am, everyone's sleeping. By the time they open the door, this person would have already jumped on you. You hesitate, do you [[try to escape?|Damn it!(F)]] Or do you just follow her [[into the kitchen|Damn it!(F)]]?

The person stand ups slowly. You hear them let a deep breath out. Almost relaxing. But you're still tense. You hear your heart in your ears, you barely heard that breath, with all the pounding. \n"I need your help. I told you, I wasn't here to hurt you." The person strolls away from the stairs and walks to the light switch near the door. *Flick* \nYou squint your eyes, to realize the [[appearence|Discription]] of the stranger standing in your house.

"No." You hear yourself say.\nThe man slowly nodds his head, with a smirk on his pursed lips, but a disappointed look too. He grabs the bags off the dashboard and throws it on the chair in the space between you and him. Silently he turns on the car and drives out of the Gas Station.\nThe car ride there is excrutiating, the silence is murderous. You look out the window and watch the trees pass by. You slowly fall asleep.\n\n\n "We're here." You hear the man say. You sit up and notice that its already dark outside. You look at the man for one last time. No emotion is found on his face. You get out of the truck and close the door. You look at the broken down motel. "You really would have liked the others." You hear him say. You look back at the truck but he already drove [[away|Back to normal(M)]].

You brush past the woman and run towards the [[door|HELP!(F)]].

You stand in front of the door. It's now or never you think and you fling the door open. The strong light is blinding. Just as you're about to yell or do whatever, you feel a sudden blow, on your shoulder. The impact is so huge that it makes your body twist. You feel yourself falling on the floor, but you stop the fall midway by unconsciously putting out your hands to reach the floor first. You feel a sudden sting on your right shoulder. [[Check out the pain|Blood everywhere(M)]] is what you tell yourself, but whats happening? [[Look up,|GO!(M)]] you keep commanding your body, but the sting is excruciating.

"Each abnormal person has that one special ability. One's ability at the Lab was to track down other abnormals." \nAbnormals, is that what they're-you're called? \n"But you, you have various special abilities. You can disappear out of One's tracker." The man finally turns his body towards you. "And you can discover all the extraodinary abilities you have. If you go with me. What do you say?" He's giving you a chance. The last chance you'll have to say [[no|Silence(M)]] and go back to your normal life. You can [[ask where you'll go|Last question(M)]] if you say yes, or if you say no. But you can skip the questions and just [[accept his offer|Welcome to the family(M)]].

You ignore the sound and continue to snooze. Until you feel a tug on the shoulder. You jerk back. A tall silhouette is standing next your bed. \n"Help me, please." You grab your alarm clock and use the little light it provides to see what's standing in front of you. It's a person with a terrified look on their face. You lunge forward pushing the person aside and [[run|Hold on!]].\n

"Nah, I'm just messing with you." \n "Wha-"\n "'Course I know why you're here." You bluff. Just hope she doesn't catch you. \n "Ah, of course, I was told you're quite the joker." She shakes her head and [[laughs|Mocking(F)]] weakly.

"I was told you could help me." She says softly yet boldly. What is she talking about? Who told her that? Should you [[act like you know what she's talking about|Yeah, so what?(F)]], or should you be honest and tell her [[she's got the wrong person|...Sorry, what?(F)]]?

"What do you mean not normal?" \n "Do you remember your family?" You're taken back. " You had a normal family, they loved you and you loved them but one day, they die. In a fire. And somehow, somehow, you're the only one that survives it. The scientists-" she stops and you can see her clench her jaw.\nHow does she know all of this? Its like she's laying your life right in front of you. \nShe continues, "Those monsters did that to our family. They did that so they can take us. Because we're vulnerable they'll say you died in the fire when they really have you as their guinea pigs." \n "But, I didn't go to the laboratory."\n "Yeah, well, Scientists make mistakes and regret it for the rest of their lives. They kill the families of little kids and in the end the kids are just normal. And thats the case with you. They were sure you weren't normal, took away your family, but your abilities didn't trigger, so they threw you aside and into an orphanage, right?" She looks at you, but you avoid her glance and stay quiet. "But I was told you were the only exception."\n "By [[who|The ones(F)]]?" You ask automatically "Ever since the beginning you've been saying, 'they told me' or 'I was told'."

You continue to face the bright lights. You know what's waiting behind those lights. Men and guns. You just don't know how bad it is. You can still [[surrender|Surrender(F)]] and try to explain what happened. And maybe, MAYBE, they'll understand and let you escape from this freak. Or maybe they won't, you can be considered a criminal as you have her in your house. You can stand by this woman and [[see what'll happen|Hello.(F)]].

"I-I have no idea what you're saying. You got the wrong person." You struggle to say. The woman leaves the bottom of the steps and begins to shake her head.\n "That's strange. I was sure it was you-no, it has to be you." He looks again at you. You continue standing on the steps. His stare is making you feel uncomfortable. What's with this guy? "So, you don't know why I'm here?" She asks you. You can still [[lie and laugh it off|Jokes on you(F)]] and act casual, or you can continue to [[tell the truth|Just, do it!(F)]].

You stand in front of the door. It's now or never you think in a spilt second and you fling the door open. The strong light is blinding. Just as you're about to yell or do whatever, you feel a sudden blow, on your shoulder. The impact is so huge that it makes your body twist. You feel yourself falling on the floor, but you stop the fall midway by unconsciously putting out your hands to reach the floor first. You feel a sudden sting on your right shoulder. [[Check out the pain|Blood everywhere(F)]] is what you tell yourself, but whats happening? [[Look up,|GO!(F)]]you keep commanding your body, but the sting is excruciating.

You stare aimlessly at the screen. \n *Taptap* *Click* *C-Click* \nYour eye [[twitches|Sigh]]. The sounds that surround you is going to make you go crazy. \n

You finally blink, and look down at the keyboard. You hit enter. You lay back in your chair, finally, it's done. You hear yourself sigh. Just 40 more years, that's all, is what you always tell yourself. \n "Dude, that was a long sigh." [[Tom]] pops his head next to your cubicle. \n "It came from my soul," You say "it's crying out for help." Tom finds it funny and laughs, but you don't. You stare at the stack of papers you were ordered to take copies for old hag Cox, another reason why you sigh everyday. You can't wait until you get [[home|Home]].

"I was told you could help me." He says softly yet boldly. What is he talking about? Who told him that? Should you [[act like you know what he's talking about|Yeah, so what?(M)]], or should you be honest and tell him [[he's got the wrong person|...Sorry, what?(M)]]?

"No." You hear yourself say.\nThe woman slowly nodds her head, with a smirk on her pursed lips, but a disappointed look too. She grabs the bags off the dashboard and throws it on the chair in the space between you and her, you notice the bags of treats and snacks she bought. You realize it was meant for you too. Silently she turns on the car and drives out of the Gas Station.\nThe car ride there is excrutiating, the silence is murderous. You look out the window and watch the trees pass by. You slowly fall asleep.\n\n\n" We're here." You hear the woman say. You sit up and notice that its already dark outside. You look at the woman for one last time. No emotion is found on her face. You get out of the truck and close the door. You look at the broken down motel. "You really would have liked the others." You hear her say. You look back at the truck but she already drove [[away|Back to normal(F)]].

"Nah, I'm just messing with you." \n "Wha-"\n "'Course I know why you're here." You bluff. Just hope he doesn't catch you. \n "Ah, of course, I was told you're quite the joker." He shakes his head and [[laughs|Mocking(M)]] weakly.

"Yeah." You feel yourself smile. It's been a while since you smiled. The man grabs the shopping bags and tosses it on you. "Eat up, its going to be a long trip." He smiles and puts the keys in the ignition and turns.\n "You're going to like them." She pats your back. "My name at the lab was Ten, but you can call me Lex." She says and smiles widely.\n\n"Welcome to the family."

She rubs the area where the collar just was. \n "So much better."\nYou stand there clueless of what just happened. Why are your fingerprints a perfect match to unlock her collar? Do you want to ask her why your [[fingerprints unlocked the collar|Smirks(F)]] or do you just [[ignore it and figure out what to do next?|Hello.(F)]].

You see the man in the hallway, floating. Yes, floating. His eyes are in rage and glow. Glowing white. The light from outside hits his suit and he shines bright, the shade curving every muscle that is being used. Your living room is connected to the dining room, sharing one room. Your kitchen has open doors and from the living room you can see what's happening in the end of the hallway through the kitchen door. It's unbelievable. S.W.A.T officers float too. But you notice that it's not of their own will, and they seem to be choking. As if an invisible hand is holding their throats. Your attention is turned to the man again. Wind suddenly arises underneath him. But now his body isn't completely turned towards the door, his arms are stretched out on both ends of the house-one towards the front door and one towards the back door. Both hands twitch wildly in a form of choking. And then you realise. He's choking the men. But how?! \nYour vision gets worse, until you can't differentiate what's what. You feel your body weaken and you fall on your elbows. Under your elbows is a pool of liquid. You notice the color and you recognize that its [[blood|SLAP!(M)]].

You look at the kitchen and at the door. Suddenly something catches your attention. Out the window you see movements. You focus your eyes more and you realize that it's a people getting out from the back of a black van with a word imprinted on it. As you slowly walk down the stairs you realize the writing on the van. It reads S.W.A.T. \nYou feel your heart skip a beat. Are you going to [[tell the person in the kitchen?|Hey!(F)]] Or are you going to [[run out there and yell for help|HELP!(F)]]?

"Alright," you nod your head "I'll help you." Your voice still shakes. You're not a good liar. You see the man look relieved.\n "Thank you, you have no idea how grateful I am." You look away. \nThe man leaves the steps and begins to walk down the hall and towards the kitchen.\nYou can still [[escape|Damn it!(F)]] as he's now in the kitchen. Or are you a good Samaritan and want to continue to [[help him|Damn it!(F)]]?

"So now what?" \n "We'll I'll let that up to you. Since they're waiting for me, why don't you go and surprise them and show them what real power is." She says pushing you towards the door. What real power is? What power is she talking about? She stops you at the door and you see her in the corner of your eye, hiding behind the wall to the living room. You see excitement in her eyes. The blood is now rushing up to your ears and you hear your heart pounding. You face the [[door|HELP!(F)]]. You breathe in, you breathe out.

Alas you arrive home. You search for your keys aimlessly, and remember you put it in your disorganized suitcase. You find them and effortlessly open the door. You close it behind you, and turn around to face an empty subtle house. You look around, remembering when you were part of a [[family|Reminisce]]. Two siblings, a happy Mother and Father. You can't help but smile at the memories. Throwing aside your suitcase and jacket on the shoemat next to you, you walk up the [[stairs|Stairs]]. Slowly but surely.

You're quick on your feet. It's the adrenaline pumping through your veins. You burst through the hallway and down the stairs. As you run down the stairs you see the silhouette jump over your head and land on the bottom of the stairs. You stop halfway on the stairs. You're eyes are wide, what is this person? Why do they want me? You can see the person's eyes glisten as the light shines in from the door's window. They have red irises. The [[person stands|They're after me]].

You look at your right shoulder. Where you got shot at your house. You pull the collar of the new t-shirt you wear to reveal nothing but a scar. How long were you out? Weeks? Months? You try to get this through your head until you see something familiar come out of the gas station's convenient store. He looks up from his shopping bag and looks surprised once he sees you. He waves.\n "You're finally up!" He jogs towards the truck. He's now wearing normal clothes rather than the skin-tight laztex suit. You watch him intently. He opens the driver's door and sits down. "Like the truck I got? Nice, right?" He says while nodding at you, then turns to his shopping bags. You have so many [[questions|Um...?]]. Which first?\n

"Why did my DNA just unlock your collar?" He stops rubbing his neck and looks up at you. Confusion crosses his face. And he stares at you, suspiciously. \n[["WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE."]] Your head jerks towards the sudden noise, but the light from the living room is blinding you. You know it's the S.W.A.T. [["WE CAN SEE YOUR EVERY MOVEMENTS. COME OUT THE FRONT DOOR, SLOWLY. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE, I REPEAT, YOU CANNOT ESCAPE. WE HAVE YOUR HOUSE SURROUNDED."]] You can't help but swallow [[dry|There(M)]].