Days of My Past

Sorry Doll

I can hear them. Talking. Charles, Hank and another. I want to know what's going on. We don't get visitors ever. This school has been closed for years. I'm supposed to stay hidden though. It hasn't been easy being a secret. When the school was open, we weren't suppose to leave the grounds unless it was a holiday or our parents came for us. I don't have parents anymore. I was an orphan. When I was eight I discovered my powers. I thought I was special. I told my best friend at the time about it and she became scared. She got me kicked out of school. The principal thought I bullied the girl and when they told my parents they were disappointed. I tried to show them my powers and when I did they were terrified. They called me a monster and said I wasn't their child. They got so scared, they called the police. But just before the police arrived a voice started talking in my head. It told me about a place that could help me. I followed its instructions and it led me to Charles and Erik.

In the beginning there we're only a few of us. I was never allowed to train with them because I was too small, but they knew I was there. He trained me in private. I knew about the attack in Cuba. I knew Erik. After all of that a school was opened. Not for very long though. When all the teachers and students had to leave he became depressed. I didn't have anywhere to go and he became fond of me. He let me stay. But I was not to go out. When he used to train me he discovered that when I got angry my powers got stronger. He said the outside world isn't as nice as they are so I didn't go out. I've been training myself in private but without Charles it's kind of hard. I'd ask him to train me but I don't want to bring up past memories.

I stand at the stairwell as they talk in the other room.

"Raven won't listen to me. No her heart and soul belong to someone else now." Charles sighs.

"I know. That's why we're going to need Magneto too." I lose my balance on the steps and stumble making little noise but enough to draw attention. None of them speak. I stay perfectly still until I see the man appear out of the archway. I am about to speed away when Charles' voice stops me.

"Hailey it's fine. Just come out." I slowly walk down the steps and walk past the stranger. I stare at the floor and quicken my pace past him. I stand next to Charles's chair.

"Who the hell is that?" The man asks. Wow rude.

"Nice to meet you too."

"This is Chao-" I stop him.

"I told you to stop calling me that." I say through my teeth. He holds in his drunken laughter and I hit him upside the head.

"Ow geez sorry. This is Hailey."

"And you are?"

"Logan. Why don't I know you?" He asks curiously. I'm confused.

"Because we've never met." I say obviously

"Has his future self never mentioned her?" Hank asks. Future self?

"What's going on?" I ask.

"This man is from the future and he's here to stop a war from happening but to do that I need Raven and to get her we need Erik." Charles says.

I start laughing. "Don't you know where he is?" I ask.

"Where he belongs." Charles says walking away with his glass. It's like this all the time. He does not change out of his pajamas. He's always drinking. He has become quite the slob, but who can blame him. He lost his powers so he could forget.

"That's it then? You're just gonna walk away?"

"Top marks like I said you are perceptive."

"The professor I know would never turn his back on someone who's lost their path. Especially someone he loved." He stops walking.