The Morphling Chronicles

Chapter 1: Life at Mrs. Halem

Only a few people can see what I see. Only a few 100 in the world. They're afraid of our kind; what we can do, scares them. Even my own parents couldn't handle it. But their gone now, out of my life,for good. I live here now in Mrs. Halem's Home for Girls. I know now that i can't change my self or get the cure. "Appreciate all your given." they tell me. I can't disobey them, or they will punish me, just as they do to the others. I can no longer write or they could hurt me.

I crumple up the paper and toss it in the fireplace. I sit on my bed and watched it slowly burn. The black ashes flutter around the air, like butterflies. I try to stay positive, but it's hard considering I am still alone. I set the notebook, from which I tore the paper, on the shelf. I look around the room watching all the other girls sleep. I slide the covers over my bare legs and proceeded to cover the rest of my body. I watched the ceiling for a while; pondering on what to do with the rest of my life. It finally came to me. I wanted to go see the other people like me. I hate feeling trapped here. Tomorrow is the day I am going to escape.

I stayed awake as I watched the sunrise. The wall lit up with oranges and yellows from the window next to me. Just as the sun fully rose, I was greeted by a redhead whose curls were lightly bouncing around as she walked over here. Her brown eyes shined just as bright as her personality.

"Hey Marlow" I whisper so I don't wake up the rest of the girls in the orphanage.

"Couldn't sleep again." Marlow spoke as she sat on the edge of my bed facing me.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about everything." I said remembering the note I had crumpled up and tossed into the fire.

I get up from the bed, lacing up my old black converse. I wanted to get a breath of fresh air before breakfast.

I knew I couldn't wait one more year until I was 18 to find them. I needed to find the others like me; they would understand what I was going through. I pondered on whether I should tell Marlow about the escape but, I knew that she would only slow me down or make me get caught. I went out to the garden with marlow and sat on the bench. I look up at the sky and knew that they were looking up at the exact same sky. I was not alone.

"Who is looking at the same sky and who are they?" Marlow asked.

"Oops, I didn't mean to say that out loud." I stated.

"That isn't answering my question, Hadley." Marlow spoke louder making me wince. But just as I'm about to respond, Mrs. Halem interrupts.

"What are you girls doing out here?" growled Mrs. Halem

"Marlow began to cough so I took her outside, so she wouldn't disturb the girls while they were sleeping." I lied to avoid trouble.

Marlow started to cough playing along with what I just said.

"Well... all the girls are awake and in the cultural center for breakfast." Mrs. Halem spoke.

"Okay we'll be right there." Marlow answered.

Mrs. Halem walked through the door and into the cultural center.

"This isn't over." Marlow said getting up from the bench and walking into the cultural center.

I sat there for a moment thinking about how I could tell her. I needed to tell her that I was different the only other time she was suspicious was when I was 10 and I practically exploded.

*Flash Back*

"Your such an idiot." Rowan said poking my head.

"What a freak." Nia said.

"Yeah, you're a total loser." Tatum spoke agreeing with Nia and Rowan.

All the girls in the orphanage were gathered around laughing at me. EVERYONE except for Marlow. She had stayed in bed because she was not feeling well that day. If she would have been with me, none of this would've happened.

"THAT'S IT!!" I screamed.

All the lights in the home went out and my feet began to lift off the floor into the air. I felt my eyes go dark and all the girls screamed running out of the room. Then I remember waking up in a all white room.

I was taken into Mrs. Halem's room 6 months later, after my "recovery". She was the only one who would even look at me.

Ever since then Marlow has always been there for me and I have been an outcast.

*End of Flash Back*

I get up from the bench and entered the cultural center with Marlow

I was greeted by Nia, Rowan and Tatum.

"Oh great." I whisper to myself.