FREAK ; steve harrington

2.6

Nine sat with cords attached to her head. Her nose dripping with a steady flowing blood.

"Keep focused Nine." Brenner said through the speakers. Nine gritted her teeth squeezing her eyes shut. Things floated around the air as she kept her hold on them.

Its been minutes of non stop use of her power. Her battery was dying. But she didn't want to get hurt again. Papa would hurt her.

Nine cried out regardless of the sting that ran up her throat. All the objects clattered to the floor. Nine breathed in heavily her mind feeling lighter. Brenner sighed.

With only having two subjects, the government wanted answers. Eleven wasn't improving but Nine, Nine was ascending. They were impressed with her, but he had to keep it that way.

Nine wiped her blood from her nose feeling sweat coat the back of her neck.

"Good job Nine." Brenners staic voice echoed. Nine nodded pursing her lips. The doors opened and guards stood there with the dampener in their hands. Nine sighed walking slowly, wincing at the harsh grab the guard had on her.

Brenner walked around the corner his hand out for the young girl to take. She was 13 now, Eleven 10 years old. He was running out of time. Brenner forced a smile and lead the girl to Eleven testing room.

"How about we watch Eleven? Would you like that Nine?" Nine silently nodded. Nine didnt speak anymore. She didn't know if it was the fear of her own voice, or the pain that stopped her. She tried to speak to a guard once and he went deaf for days. From just a sound that came from her mouth.

Brenner kept the dampener on her at a times, she was too powerful to have access to her powers full time. Nine looked up at Papa his white hair bruhsed back revealing the scar on his own neck. Nine had choked him so hard that he received a mark. Nine liked looking at it, it reminded her that she has power, that she has a chance.

Papa pushed open the doors and Eleven looked down from her spot above the water tank. Nine smiled at the girl, Eleven smiling back trying to shake off her nerves. People from the government stood with their arms crossed.