My life before all this started wasn’t that great. I wasn’t one of the popular kids because I’m kind of a loner so I didn’t have any friends. I go to this private school near New York, Saint Thomas, on scholarship. Most of the people there treat me like I don’t exist, except for Michel Douglas. I swear to god his mission in life is to make mine a living hell! Everyone treats him like a god because he’s captain of the football team! Well, everyone that matters anyway. The only good thing about my life is my Mom. Her parent’s practically disowned her after she got pregnant with me in high school by her boyfriend, who left her as soon as he found out about me. They gave her a choice it was me or a future. Bet you can guess what she choose and for that I will always be grateful. Now she works as a waitress at Matt’s Dinner and we live in a two bedroom apartment in the middle of town. But, enough about me. On with our story.
It started out as any other day.
beep…beep…beep…beep
“What” I thought opening my eyes looking at my alarm clock.
"6:30…. five more minutes.” I think hitting the snooze and closing my eyes.
“Jason” I hear someone yell.
“Come on Jason wake up…… breakfast is ready.” Someone yelled again but this time I’m awake enough to register the voice to my Mom.
That got me up “I’m coming.” I yell back pushing the covers off and started heading for the kitchen. Before I even got close to the kitchen the smell of batter, eggs, and slightly burnt bacon hit me.
“Smells good what is it?” I asked as I entered the kitchen. My Mom was standing behind the oven cooking breakfast with her black hair in a ponytail and her waitress uniform on. Her hips swing to some unknown music. She turned around and faced me with her grey eyes looking into mine.
“Pancakes, eggs and bacon.” She replied smiling then handing me a plate “the works!”
“Sweet, I’m going to need a good breakfast.” I said sitting down at the table and started digging in.
“Why is that?” She asked while making herself a plate of pancakes.
“In phycology, Mr. Warner, is going to give use one of his lectures I’m going to need all the energy I need to stay awake.” I told her with a mouthful of bacon.
“The horror!” She said with a mocking tone.
“It is, he is like the most boring teacher there and I will not lose my honor role just because I had to join in the class nappy time.” I said then burst out laughing along with my Mom.
My Mom trying to stop laughing said “Listen, I got to go the restaurants it isn’t going to waitress itself. Love you and good luck at school.”
“Love you, too, and say hi to Matt for me.” I said giving her a hug on her way out the door.
She smiled and said “I will” then went out the door
When she is gone I sit back at the table and finish my food. When I finished I go take a shower and go to my room to get dressed. I throw on my favorite black hoodie, blue jeans, my red and black sneakers, and a yellow T-shirt with a red lightning bolt on the front. As I head out the door I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror on the wall. People tell me that I look like my dad but act like my mom. They tell me I have his pale skin, brown hair, and his green eyes but I’m sweet and kind as my mother. I have never meet my dad or seen a picture of him to be certain if I do. I shack my head thinking of my father and go out the door locking it as I slam it shut.
We live about two blocks away from Saint Thomas so I don’t take my bike and even if I did the other kids would just make fun of me since I’m the only 16 year old that doesn’t have a car. After about five minutes I reached the school only to see a certain Michel Douglas and his gang waiting for me by the parking lot.
“So there is the little shit” he said moving toward me with his gang close behind him. “I thought I made it clear that you’re not wanted here?”
“Not again” I think as he stops not three feet away from me.
“Listen, I don’t want any trouble” I told him trying to look tough which is hard when a six foot muscular brunet is staring me down “I just want to get to class.”
“You don’t want any trouble, ehh? Well, okay then go to class” he said moving aside to let me pass.
“Seriously?”
“Yes, now go before I change my mind” he told me as I walk by him to get to class.
He grabbed me hoisted me over his shoulder laughing as I thrash around to get away from him.
“Yo, Mike toss him in the garbage bin” one of his friends said gesturing toward the green container.
“No, please don’t!” I said but he opened the garbage bin and throw me in.
“It was time to take out the trash” Michel said the others started laughing at this they continued to as they entered the school to go to their homeroom class.
“Assholes” I thought as I climbed from the garbage bin. I dusted myself off and continued on to my homeroom class.
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“Sir, we found the suitable candidates” one of the lab coats said running into his office interrupting him from typing the report he was working on. He caught a glimpse of her name tag as she entered which told him she was one of the new scientist, Ms. Danvers.
“How many candidates, Ms. Danvers?” He asked getting a good look at her. She was about 5'7”, cute pixie looking face, black hair tied up in a ponytail, and green eyes. I can tell she was nervous speaking to her superior because she wouldn’t look me in the eye and was shifting from heel to heel.
“There are five, sir, each are 15 to 17, have the blood type AB-, live at or near the city of New York, and all are from low income household. Here are the files with name, personal information, and a picture so you know what they look like” She said placing a stack of files on his desk.
“Good, now Project Alpha can begin, call their schools and tell them that these children have been carefully selected to tour this facility and enjoy what life is like here for the next few days.” He told her then started trying to finish the report he was working on earlier.
“But how can we make sure that they come?”
“Tell them we will come and pick them up and say we will pay for them to go to college. Their parents will have their bags packed as soon as they hear what we have offered.” he told her finishing his report.
“Okay, I’ll get on it right away, Mr. Daken” she said as she left the office.
He reached for the file she laid on his desk earlier. “Finally, it’s all coming together!” Mr. Daken exclaimed as he looked at the file picture of Jason Roth.
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Rise of Prime
RomanceJason Roth gets a proposition he can't refuse only to realize that there are four other people who have been given the same offer. After arriving to government research facility only called The HIVE, they soon realize that they have become human lab...
