Chapter 4
Theo B.
It's been nothing but total silence. I've lost track of time. It feels like an hour but for all I know it could have only been five minutes. I guess that's the thing about fear — it makes you so focused on what is making you scared that you forget about everything else.
"Hey!" I yell out again in the total darkness. My only response is my own voice, echoing off the spacious walls. I cough again, both from the combination of dust in this place and my throat being raw from yelling. Either I'm being deeply ignored, or my kidnappers are long gone.
I purse my lips shut, drowning myself deep into my own thoughts. If this really isn't some joke or mistake — if I really am the guy these people think I am — then what they're saying is probably correct, right? All that stuff about me having powers. The thought makes me slightly cringe. Powers. What, like superhero powers? Can I fly? Or shoot lasers out my eyes like superman? I wish they were a bit more specific because knowing what powers I have exactly would have probably helped a lot in escaping.
My eyes screw shut, not that it matters since I'm in the dark anyway. I take a deep breath, trying to take my mind off of the darkness surrounding me. If I really do have superpowers I might as well use them. Snapping open my eyes, I try to focus really hard, seeing if I could shoot lasers out or something. But nothing happens.
I channel my concentration to my shackles. Maybe I can melt these cuffs. I screw my eyes shut again and focus, struggling against the bonds locking my wrists together. Something clinks. I pull away harder, applying more force on separating my wrists. Then the cuffs snap in half like paper. I did it! Do I have super strength?
But the moment it breaks the air around me freezes, and that feeling of tightness in my throat comes back. Oh no. This was intentional, dammit. My head spins, and colours start to swirl and enter my peripheral vision. I try to break out of the ropes tying me to the chair, but it's useless because I've lost all sense of navigation. Every part of my body — other than my arms — feels as light as a feather. I'm drowsy. I'm getting more drowsy. Sleepy. I'm so tired. I'm so...
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Adventures of MGTB: Ep 1
General FictionThey knew they weren't like ordinary kids. After all, Emma and Theo are only 14 years old and they're already living in their own apartment. They've never gone to school, never met their parents, and live in a home funded by the government - which m...
