Break Me If You Can (Anthony Padilla)

Chapter 7 || Flashback

March 1, 2009

Paranormal Testing Facility

"No!" I scream. "I'm not gonna do it!"

Dr. Simmons walks up to me.

"Katia," he says. "It's just a test. C'mon,  you'll survive."

I lift my head from my pillow and glare at him.

"My powers," I say. "They hurt me in unimaginable ways. I am NOT going to use them for some stupid freaking test.  Go find a different guinea pig."

"You're 13 years old," Dr. Simmons says. "You're not that little ten-year-old girl anymore.  You know we have to do tests on you. Can you please cooperate just this once?"

"Fine," I say. "Just this once."

-Part 2-

I walk into the testing lab, not knowing what to expect.

"Ah, Katia Holmes," one of the doctors says as I walk in. "Come on in."

I shut the door behind me and stand in front of it, not wanting to come any closer.

A female doctor with curly brown hair grabs my hand and guides me over to a table with a bunch of heavy objecrs on it.

A voice suddenly comes on over the intercom.

"Okay, Katia," It says. "All I need you to do right now is to knock over two of these objects, okay?"

I nod and close my eyes.

I conentrate on knocking over the anvil.

My head feels like it's ripping in half, and I let out a shrill scream as the anvil falls to the ground.

I open my eyes.

"What the hell?" I scream, crying at the same time.

"Katia, it's okay, you-"

"It's not okay!" I yell. "And it never will be."

I get up and leave the lab, slamming the door behind me.