Extraordinary 》phan

06-Camp

Philip Michael Lester

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"I don't have time for teasing. I had enough of that."

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"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I DONT KNOW WHY YOU'RE deceiving him like this." Zoë told me as we exited the van. Dan was with Troye a bit ahead of me, he was far enough not to hear Zoë though.

She was right, I was fooling Dan but it confused me. I had the power to read minds and I didn't tell him. I don't know why I had kept that from him but now it's too late to reveal it. It's weird, I couldn't read his mind no matter how hard I tried.

I tried my best to read his thoughts but I couldn't. He seemed to be blocked off somehow. I had wrote it off, maybe it was because he had no powers. I tried to get more information about Dan from the minds of others but I couldn't find much.

"I'm just..." I tried to defend myself but Zoë wasn't buying any of it.

"You have to tell him before it's too late. He'll stop trusting you." Zoë warned, and I nodded. I wonder if he knows why he can't read Dan's mind. I ignored Zoe's thought and focused on the spot I was suppose to sit, right next to Dan. We both sat on a log, with our hands tied.

The camp was small, and looked like it was put together last minute. There were two other boys far off who were conversing while working out. Both had blonde hair and gave off a vibe of pure friendship. Zoë noticed me staring, and decided to tell me who they were.

"The thin, small one is my brother, Joe. The taller one next to him is Caspar." She introduced, Dan looked in the direction as well. He looked so defeated and I ached to read his mind. I never knew how confusing it was to talk to someone without reading their minds. How do you tell what they think of you? I never asked anyone anything without knowing the answer beforehand, without this advantage I was a nervous, stuttering mess.

"Where's this Elizabeth? I need answers." Dan demanded to Zoë.

"She's coming. Calm down, grumpy pants. I swear, you and Troye are related somehow." She complained in sarcasm. She smiled and pointed to the lady who exited the nearby tent. Her dark brown hair was put up into a ponytail. She was dressed in army pants and a black tank top. She walked over to where both Dan and I sat with our hands bound.

"Are you sure it's him? I expected it to be someone younger." The woman asked Zoë, carefully studying us both. I could just teleport out of her but that boy Troye had something on me. I don't know what his powers were but they were enough for him to keep me here. He stared at me intently from the log he was sat on across from ours.

"It is him. Troye couldn't use his mind control on him. It has to be him." Zoë told the woman, she must be Elizabeth. Her scary presence and dominance gave me that vibe. This kid never had a some type of friend? Or loved his family? That's strange. Elizabeth's thought echoed in my mind. She stared at Dan, who Zoë was pointing to. None of my powers work on him either, he must be the real deal.

"So he must be the one who made the bond and activated the alarm." Elizabeth pointed to me, Zoë nodded. Elizabeth sighed and sat on the log in front of us with Troye.

"What are your names?" She asked, looking at us both. Dan looked dead inside and it began to creep me out, I ignored it though and introduced myself.