Waiting for War

luke

amy won't go away. she says her hood will keep her disguised and no one will be able to tell that it's her, but her voice carries.

i sigh and look over at her. at least she's not talking about anything conspiratorial that will get us all killed.

"is that low life bothering you guys?" it's one of the other kids from jaden university.

"bothering is the wrong word, i'm bullying them," she says before either of us can think of a good response.

"need a hand to get her gone," the man cracks his knuckles.

"nah, i can escort myself, but you're welcome to follow me if you're a fan," she says dubiously. my eyes flash a glance towards katie. she's still behind ken but she has pulled her hand away. ken is awake now looking towards amy.

"what are you doing here rug rat?" he snaps at amy. i gulp. the man is about to turn around and see katie.

"hey big guy," it's amy again. "i take back not wanting to bully you. the more i look at you the more you look like a baboon. i hate baboons," she grins. ken is looking towards the man. any second now he'll see katie in his perifery. he's already looking down at his arm curiously. it's only a matter of time.

the man steps forwards towards amy and katie darts into the aisle and away towards the back of the train.

he looks red.

"you're looking splotchy, i'm actually starting to get scared you might turn into a baboon," amy shudders and continues down the aisle, beckoning the man forward. his fists clench.

"at least i'm not stupid. what's a dumb little blank going to do against me?"

this was the wrong thing to say. amy pulls out her freeze ray and freezes his feet to the ground in an instant.

"i could do more, but you see i don't want to get caught," there's footsteps now growing louder and louder as they make it down the aisle. the man looks towards the sound with a grin on his face.

"well, looks like it's my lucky day, look who it is," hands are placed on amy's shoulders.

"no power usage in the train. you should know this by now. since it is your first offense we will give you a warning, the next time you will be stopped from entering the upcoming level," after they say this the disciplinary committee walks away.

i see her as she walks away, neglecting to unfreeze the man in front of her. she looks seething.