The Gifted

Bryan Lewis

"Roxie" someone says making me wake up, when I open my eyes I see my granny sitting in my bed
I sit up really fast and I look at her
"Granny?" I ask
"Hey mija" she said giving me a smile
"But you're ....... you're....... you're"
"Dead" she finishes that sentence for me "yeah I know" she says "but your gift is this. You have the shadow gift" she smiles
"Who're you talking to?" Chase asks behind my grandma, I look at him, I was so confused barely noticed that he was shirtless
"Thinking out loud" I say smiling at him
He just smiled, he was strong he was wearing dark green pants, it looked like I uniform but I didn't mind because I kept looking at his barely marked abs but I got distracted because of my granny
"Uuuuuuuuuu who is this young ,and handsome, boy?" She asked winking at me and getting next to Chase
"Chase" I answer
"Yes?" He asked looking at me once again
"What's your second name?" I ask trying to save myself
"Thompson" he answers "what's yours?" He asks smiling
"Garcia" I answer smiling back "my grandmother was from Mexico. We moved to Illinois when I was 7" I say
He laughs and puts a shirt on
"Too much info?" I ask
"Nah" he answers
"Good morning" Rachel says getting out of the bathroom
I notice that Rachel is also wearing a uniform, it's a dark green mini skirt with dark blue tights a white shirt a dark green tie around her neck
"Are this high heels?" I ask pointing at her shoes
"Yep" she says doing her hair "oh I almost forgot" she says finishing her braid, she gets next to me with a big box
"What's this?" I ask
"Your uniform" she said smiling at me
I open the box and I see the uniform perfectly folded "now go change" she orders
"But aren't we gonna run and fight?" I ask confused
"That's why you should wear the uniform" she says "it's made specifically for you" she smiles
"Okay" I say and I enter the bathroom
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I have to admit, the uniform was really comfortable.
And I look good, but that's an extra thing of the uniform
When I get out of the bathroom Chase and Rachel looked at me in awe
"Wow" Chase says
"Close your mouth" Rachel tells him "Niagara Falls is in Canada not in your mouth" she laughed
Chase closed his mouth and looked away. I laugh
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"I still can't believe you two are brother and sister" I say while we run in the football filed, I changed my heels for sport shoes
I have to say, 'LARGEST FOOTBALL FIELD I'VE EVER RUN'. We have to run it 3 times, its been about 7 minutes and we haven't even finished the first lap
"Neither can I" Chase said "I mean, Rachel is annoying, stressful, weak and not that smart, and I'm patient, smart and strong"
"What?!" Rachel said "are you sure you're not describing a Protector?" She said
They started arguing, it's really uncomfortable being in the middle of an argument
"Zip it" I say calmly but in a loud tone "How old are you?" I ask
"15" Chase says
"14" Rachel says
"Well you are acting like 4" I look at Rachel "and 5" I look at Chase
They both look ashamed but they smile anyways
After what seemed to be years, we finally gave 3 laps around the largest football field in the world
It was a cold island so the tights were perfect
"Why can't we wear normal work out clothes?" I ask trying to catch my breath
"I don't know" Rachel answers "those are the rules. Only some weekends you can wear the clothes you want, weekdays only uniform" she says and takes a sip of her water bottle
"It's a way to identify intruders" Chase says "since the uniforms are made specifically for you, nobody can steal it from you" he takes a sip of water and continues "we can't change of clothes because then they'll think we're intruders"
I nod
"That's kinda smart" I say sitting down in the grass, Rachel and Chase follow "how long have you two been here?" I ask
"One year" Chase says
"And three months" Rachel specified
"I've been here" I look at my watch "a day and a half" I say
"Roxanne Garcia?" A masculine voice said behind me, I turn around and I see a 15 or 16 year old boy, with light brown hair and blue eyes
"Yes" I say standing up, he was taller than me, a little bit more taller than Chase
"Come with me" he says with his British accent and walks away
"Why?" I ask staying in my place
"Doctor Jasper wants to see you to define your gift" he says and then he walks away once again expecting me to follow
"Who are you?" I ask him
He takes a deep breath and returns one more time
"My name is Bryan Lewis" he says and smiles at me patiently
'Yep he's British' I thought
I smile back
"I like you Bryan Lewis" I say "you're polite and patient" I walk away this time, he catches up. I can sense he's smiling
When we arrive to the doctor's office Bryan says something unexpected
"Would you eat another human being?"
"What?! Eww no" I say with a disgusted face "well if my life depended maybe" I say reflecting the question
He chuckles
"Would you eat a heart?" He asked
"Only if it's made up of chocolate" I answer
He laughs
"What would you choose: raw meat or drinking a 3 year expired milk?"
"That one is difficult" I say thinking "raw meat" I answer "because I can take the raw meat and cook it later, but if I take the milk I would die" I answer
Bryan only laughs
"You're an unusual person" he says
"Yeah I get that unusual comment a lot lately" I answer "by the way" I say "I love your British accent"
"Thank you" he answers with a smile and knocks the door
"Come in" doctor Jasper says from inside
"See ya later, Roxanne Garcia" he smirks
"Se ya later ,Bryan Lewis" I say imitating his British accent, it must've been a good imitation cause he smiled widely
Then I enter the room and close the door behind me