The Experiment

AHHHHHHHHHHHH It hurtsss

As I step into the jewelry store I  smell bleach and a sickly sweet scent like iron. I start pretending to look at the jewelry knowing full well I'm going to steal some rings and crap. 

wait before you start judging let me explain myself somewhat see my mom is sick with cancer, ok ok that's a lie I know I know shouldn't be joking about that. the real reason is... I'm dying no why do I keep lying maybe to make me feel better about myself? I'm stealing to pay for my college maybe there's an easier and safe way but the payment is due in 5 days  I was working at a coffee place but I got fired wasn't working hard enough I guess but I need at least another three thousand and the crappy coffee place wasn't paying well enough. 

So I made an impulsive act and here I am I know I shouldn't act on my feelings but why should I listen to my head anyway I like to be spontaneous...  

This is not my first time stealing something I steal food all the time, what? food is expensive jeez. Anyway, I've gotten pretty good at it. only got caught a few times. And it's not like I have anything to live for I've got one friend George and no family I live by myself so yeah nothing zero. Anyway.

As I stare at the rings and diamonds and gold I see a girl maybe 23  has an athletic body and hazel hair, walk-ins from the back might be a worker I look around the store for cameras, 5, 1 in each corner, and one in the middle crap gonna be hard to steal but I can do it, plus I like a challenge.

 she goes back into the back and I start to plan first the glass is probably bulletproof so I can't break it I'm gonna have to get her to hand me it. I only need one. But she might have powers, yes but probably not. 

All the people with powers are either gone for training or go into hiding.  she walks back out and speaks up grabbing my attention "Sir, would you like to look at anything?"  she smirks a little hardly noticeable. "Yes, what's your most expensive one?" I reply 

she pulls out a beautiful ring with a diamond right in the middle sparkles bright. "this is an 18k Daniela diamond its price is $140,000 would you like to feel it?" I nod I take it in my hand and pause maybe this isn't such a good idea I mean I could get serious jail time oh well I smile and look at her.

 I quickly turn and start to run, but before I could my pinky feels like fire like it broke I turn my head and she smirks with her holding my pinky in her hand "AHHHHHHH it hurts let go let go" I throw the ring at her she catches it with her other hand. 

 Then a man comes out of the back he stands at 6'1 maybe has dark hair and a big bread, green eyes and he looks oddly familiar. "so we caught another huh" he says he has a very deep voice out of a movie almost. he looks at me, though I'm taller by just 2 feet maybe his glare makes me feel small. "hello my name is charlie, and well to be frank and it might sound crazy but I'm doing an experiment I'm trying to create a superhuman out of ordinary folk such as yourself and well I  need volunteers, that's where you come in." 

he stops and looks at my face searching for anything but I give nothing so he continues, "you would be given the opportunity to get powers but you may die in the process but you don't have to have any part in it you can simply walk out the door" 

he gestures to the door I look back and forth at him and the door, I think oh but it could get interesting...