The Future: Specials

Chapter 19

Lena's POV

" What do you mean you can't?" I yell at Danielle.

A guy lay before us half alive with broken ribs and severe burns and he says he can't do anything!

Danielle kneels next to the guy. " I can heal the burns, but I can't mend bones. I'm not that far along yet." He says. I could see he was having a hard time with this. Everyone depended on him the most. We all asked a lot from him and sometimes we got angry when he wasn't able to do it.

" Okay, we'll help him some other way." I say softly placing my hand on his shoulder.

Danielle closed his eyes and placed his hands on the guy. Seconds ticked by as the burns slowly faded.

" Can you stand?" Asks Danielle holding out his hand.

The guy looks at it and takes it. Painfully, he stood up wincing at his movements.

" What's your name?" I ask meeting his eyes.

" Jackson."

" I'm sure you heard everything we said. What ability do you have?" Kendal asks eyeing him rudely.

" I don't have one. I'm human."

Tonya gasps and reaches out to touch him. " And you're not like, afraid of us?" She asks her eyes widening when he shakes his head.

" I never have been. My family is blended." His jaw clenched.

He was still in pain.

" Okay, well we need to find a place to sleep. So , uh, let's go." I say waving them on.

" Okay, it's up to you." Mikell says . "Who ya' ridin' with?"

Jackson thinks for a moment and raises his eyebrow before pointing to me. Kendal raises his eyebrow disapprovingly. I blush and look away.

Mikell clasped his hands together. " Okay, hue-boy has decided. Let's go. This place reeks." Mikell turned his nose up and jumped on his board.

" Can you get on?" I ask holding my hand out. He nods his head and takes my hand. Kendal glared at me and hopped on his own board.

" So how did you get caught in the fire?" I ask stepping on the accelerate button. He lurched forward slightly and clutched his torso. I hated being helpless. I didn't like just standing there and seeing people suffer. It was awful and inhumane.

"A group of people came to our house. They didn't approve of our "blended" family. They killed my parents and beat me. I think they were bionic. I don't know. After they finished me off, or so they thought, they set our house on fire." He explained to me.

" I'm so sorry. Do you have any siblings?" I ask.

" Uh, yeah they actually are at the Compound, or something like that. I was actually supposed to visit them later in the week, but not now." He winced and that made me cringe. What was I going to tell him? That his sister's were probably kidnapped and possibly dead?

" Jackson, there's a reason we're on this mission. Someone attacked us and has over half of the Compound held hostage at the camp in Trenton. A few were lucky enough to get to the safes, but others not so much." I told him.

" Oh. So I guess I'm a part of this mission now?"

" Yeah, guess you are." I smiled, but he didn't see it. He was a part of this now. His family was stuck in that camp. They were probably scared and terrified.

" Will we fall?" He asks leaning over the side. I gasped and pulled him back.

" Only if you lean over." I say.