First Love

Chapter 2

Charles went outside. He was tired of his telekinesis and telepathy getting in the way of his love life. He was also afraid, he tried so hard to control his powers, but it was no use. He'd given up hope of ever controlling his mutant powers. Charles decided not to go back to the house, instead he went for a drive. Charles got into his car and started driving, destination unknown. Suddenlyn he started hearing a girl's voice inside his head.

"This isn't fair. I wish I was dead. Why doesn't anybody come and save me from this hell I'm living?" The voice said. The girl sounded so hurt and angry. Charles tried to ignore her voice by turning on the radio, but every time he tuned into a station, there was always a depressing love song on. Charles took a deep breath and turned off the radio. A moment of peace and tranquility rushed through his mind, until...he heard crying. He pulled over and closed his eyes. Why was he hearing this girl's voice only? Charles usually heard many voices in his head 24/7. But why this one? He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist. The pain continued for a few seconds, then stopped. Charles closed his eyes again. If only he could locate this girl, he could know what was going on. It took him about 15 minutes to locate the girl. Charles entered her mind. 'Hello.' Charles said. Then he remembered that she wasn't a mutant.
'Oh smart, Charles.' He thought. The girl heard this strange voice inside her head. "Who's there?!" The girl said. 'Don't be afraid. My name is Charles Xavier.'

"Why are you inside my head? Have I finally lost it? Oh my gosh!"
No, no you haven't lost it.' Charles chuckled. 'I just keep forgetting. See, I can read other people's thoughts. Your thoughts...you poor thing.'

"What do you mean you can read thoughts? Who are you? And who gave you permission to read my thoughts?"
'I'm so sorry. I don't mean to intrude. Problem is, I can't control it. Your thoughts just came to me out of the blue.' The girl didn't say anything.
'Hello? Are you still there? '

"What did you hear?"
'You wish you were dead. Why doesn't anybody come and save you from this hell you're living. Then I felt a sharp pain in my wrist. Was that you?'

The girl gasped. "How did you know?"
'I can also feel other people's pain.'

"I...I was...cutting."

Charles stayed quiet. Long pause. "Why am I exlplaining myself to a total stranger anyway?" The girl asked. 'I don't know but I want to help you. It seems like you've been through a lot. Do you want to get something to eat? So we could meet face to face and talk more.'

The girl thought about it for a moment. "Ok. Deal."
'Great. Where do you want to meet?'

"There's a small café on Market St. It's called Café Flore."
'Today at 3?'

The girl smiled. "Okay. It's a date. See you there."
'Oh wait! What's your name?'

"Serena. My name's Serena."