CHOSEN

Chapter 1: Nora

Ring! Ring! My alarm clock starts to play my favourite song. I struggle to get out of bed, then I fall face-first on the cold hardwood floor of my room. Then my phone starts to ring, I get up and answer it.
"Where are you? School starts in less than 10 minutes!" Shouts Bella through the phone.
"What?!" I gasp, hanging up. That's when I fully wake up and notice it is 8:05am. I get dressed and get my things, and I hear a loud beep! come from outside. I look up and see a blue Toyota parked in the driveway.
"Nora come on! We're going to be late!" Shouts the driver.
"I'm coming Jay!" I shout back, running outside and locking the front door. Jay is my best friend since I was a kid. I open the car door and jump inside. "Thanks for giving me a ride" I say.
"No problem Nora" he answers, driving off to the school.

~Time Skip: At the School~

We make it to school three minutes late and we end up getting detention. I wave goodbye to Jay and head off to class.

~Meanwhile in Home Room~

"Who can tell me where Mexico is?" Asks Mrs Dubb, our home room teacher. "Nora, please tell the class where Mexico is on this map" she says, gesturing to a map of the United States. I've been passing notes to Bella and not noticing Mrs Dubb has been calling my name. Then I realize.
"Oh... Uh... Mexico... Uh" I mumble.
"What's that in your hand?" Questions Mrs Dubb, pointing at the note in my hand. She marches over to me and grabs the note out of my hand. "Give me that" she snarls. She than reads it out loud. "It says" she clears her throat, "hey Bella, don't you think Jeff is cute?" She reads, mocking my tone of voice.
The class than burst out laughing and mocking me. I blush and sink into my seat

~Time Skip: After Class~

The bell rings and I march out of class, ignoring all the mocking students. Then Bella rushes up to my side. "Hey, it's okay, that secret was going to get out at some point" she says, trying to cheer me up.
"I guess your right" I say.
"And yes! I do think Jeff is cute!" She giggles. "You know me and boys!" She smiles, her face looking like she's in some kind of dream world.
I roll my eyes and smile at her.
"Oh, are you going to the dance on Friday?" She asks.
I shake my head, "no, you know me, dances and romance aren't my thing" I say, throwing my hands in the air then letting them drop down to my sides.
"How are you even female?!" Jokes Bella.
I laugh. "I dunno, maybe I'm like some kind of alien or a experiment with magical powers" I joke.
Bella looks away like I just embarrassed myself. "Hey, what's wrong?" I ask.
"Oh um..." Bella mumbles, dragging me down the hall to the girls washroom. She shoves me inside and locks the door. She checks the stalls, then speaks. "Okay... Um... Nora this may be a little shocking but... You do have magical powers" she mutters.

"What?" I gasp. Bella immediately covers my mouth with her hand. She puts a finger to her lips and takes her hand away from my mouth. "Here, look at the mark on your hand" she says lifting my hand up to my face.
"Yeah, what about it?" I ask.
"It isn't a birthmark, it's a symbol from C.H.O.S.E.N." She says tracing the swirls of the mark. I look at her confused. "It stands for: Citizens-Of-Hightech-Occasional-Specialties-Enhancing-The Newland, also known as Chosen"