The Secret Protector

Who-7:Kevin

I had to step in. I can do a much better job. They have the Alpha with them and those idiots weren't able to neutralize it. I had to make a plan to be able to kill that thing from a distance because breaking in is not a viable option. I have to be quick too because the police and other authorities will be here soon, asking about my parents. I plan to go live with my uncle but that is for later. I have to think. I have to think harder than ever before. Having the time machine that I'd heard rumours about would have been the ultimate help but it seems that the government has classified it. Makes sense. I could think of nothing useful. How does one trap energy and....Oh wait. I am so stupid. It's obvious. But I will have to break in although I can't do that. However, there is someone who can. Someone who will have fun breaking into a creepy old abandoned building. I mean what else are friends for. I had to get in touch with Clover. Melvin might not do it. He is a really nice guy.   I picked up my glasses from the computer desk and put them on. I had started feeling happier. I had an impossible puzzle in front of me, a conspiracy of a global level and I was about to uncover it. My parents' death would mean something. I was feeling very inspired. I picked up my hoody, put it on and left. I kept walking and noticed that no authorities were here yet which was good. That was when it occured to me that Clover would expect me to be sad. I could lie that nothing bad had happened but I needed sympathy from her. Besides, it would cause problems later. I would have to pretend. I had a lot of experience with that. When I was in school, I held the world record for I.Q. for a long time and one would expect that might earn someone respect. However, in the private school that I used to study in, I was lonely. No one wanted to be friends and I still haven't figured out why. I wanted to get the heck out of there as fast as possible, so I studied hard, harder than I needed to and quickly graduated at 10 years of age. For years, I didn't join any college. My parents were worried but I held them off. I practiced being normal, acting normal because I didn't want a repeat of my school life. I mastered the art. At 15, I joined the best college in my city to ensure that I wouldn't stand out too much. That was when I met Melvin, an all rounder. He was amazing at everything, even academics, almost as good as me. He could have been friends with anyone but he chose me. That was the start of the two happiest years of my life. Clover became my friend soon after. She had stopped someone from bullying me once or twice but we were never friends. She and Melvin became friends almost immediately, whereas I took some time and yet I never felt like an outsider. As I walked, I felt the pain of my broken hand again but I had no time for that. I made it to Clover's house. Her parents looked okay when they opened the door. They must have been lucky like me. She was not at home however and her parents were worried about that. Obviously. I wasn't however because Clover was athletic. She probably redirected the impact forward by rolling over and so did Melvin. But I needed Clover and desperate times call for desperate measures. I had no time to look for her so I realised that it was finally time to use a software I developed on my phone to track another phone. It was not strictly legal but I knew I would need it some day. I stopped walking and took my phone out of my pocket. I unlocked it after entering my password. I tapped on the corner of the screen twice and the application switched on. I input Clover's number. In a few seconds, I had the location. It was not a place that was registered on the map, so, I eagerly zoomed out of the map to see my relative position. My face grew pale. Holy Hera! I thought as I realised where she was. She was in the building....