The Miracle Clinic

Chapter 37 - The East Side (4)

"You need to revolt!"

"I'm doing what I have to."

"You wouldn't understand."

Those words ring out in Marcus' head as he shoots up awake out of his bed in a cold sweat. After calming his breathing he goes about his normal morning routine on yet another dreary winter morning.

He brushes his teeth, puts on his clothes, and makes food for himself before heading outside for some fresh air. However, throughout it all, he still can't stop thinking about what happened a few days ago. What happened with Vanessa.

Just as he's about to head back inside, Marcus notices that on the side of the road where the house Vanessa stayed at is the couch he painstakingly helped move.

Still a bit sore from lifting that hunk of junk, Marcus walks over to it. After seeing that there's been some snow that accumulated on the top of it, Marcus tries to push the couch so the snow would fall off.

Only, the couch moves, and it moves easily.

Marcus takes a look at his hands as he realizes there are two possibilities in front of him. Either he magically got stronger overnight, or that couch is lighter than before. His thought is put to the test as he grabs the seat cushion and lifts it. With the seat cushion pulled up, Marcus sees that what was below the seat cushion was a storage compartment.

An empty storage compartment.

THE MIRACLE CLINIC

For the students of Starlight High, it's yet another average cloudy day in Starlight City. Just the same as usual. Bundled up in a winter jacket is Alex Smith, who's stuck in class trying to take notes when his best friend, Christopher Wrinkle, nudges him.

"Hey, you need a hand warmer?" Christopher shivers in his tank top, "Also what did you get on the homework?"

"You need those more than me," Alex replies with his teeth chattering due to the cold, "And I forgot we had some."

"Wait really? How come?" Christopher inquires.

"Oh well, it's because..." Alex begins to quietly say before he suddenly snaps and yells, "I didn't think we'd be having class when the school when the school went up in fucking flames and is an ash pile!"

Alex, Christopher, and a few other students are all in the park next to the school, freezing their butts off in the cold snow and harsh wind as Ray Ramirez tries to teach them evolution by drawing pictures into the snow.

"Hey! Who said you could be talking in class!" Ray snaps, also having enough of this situation.

"Who said we were having class today!" Alex yells, "And how the hell are we the only ones who have it!"

"Don't take it up with me, take it up with the shitty principal!" Ray responds, "And if you can say the Pythagorean theorem, then I'll end class early!"

"It's a^2+b^2=c^2!!" Alex yells.

"CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS DISMISSED!" Ray yells upset.

"THANK YOU!" Alex yells also upset.

With class dismissed a few students – mostly Hamster, Bennet, Rebecca, Carli, & Christopher – all come over to chat with Alex as he walks away while Ray & the rest book it back to their homes.

"Thanks so much bro, any longer and I'd have gone into hypothalamus!" Christopher says.

"I think you mean hypothermia dumbass," Rebecca 'politely' corrects Christopher before talking to Alex, "And I heard you were at the Winter Gala when that stuff went down, what happened?"