Silver Memories

Chapter 2- Hysterical

I stopped what ever I was doing and listened to her strange conversation, as if there were something actually there. Somthing was in our presence, and she could see it. The sad thing is, it was believable due to all the information I've already heard. After she stopped talking, she turned to me.

"I'm sorry. I should have notified you before I did that, it's just the situation was so sudden.." She trailed off as she looked at my face. Did I have something on it? I'll bet that she's actually used to people freaking out, but well, I've seen a lot of this paranormal stuff in my life. And practically I'm a part of it too. 

"It's fine, really.." I said quietly, almost silent. I didn't want any part in the activities. More or less I was actually prepared to face the music, either that or actually forget I had any abilities. "I don't mind." I stated quickly afterwards and she just shrugged off my reaction. I think any normal person would shrug it off. Sadly, we weren't... To even be compared to humans. We were all monsters, either that or some idiotic freak show, that's how were all portrayed at one point. Some may say we were even a hero, or maybe we were going against humanity itself. We were enemies to the world, when in reality, we wanted to get away from it or even get closer. Most of us just want to know the truth.

For example, where is our family? I'm sure that most of us were abandoned at one point or sent away to be expiremented and watched upon by some scientists. We were precious specimen, that wouldn't stop those from trying to capture us either. I'd like to say safely this is a safe haven from the government and the real world for people with these special abilities. Think about it, this is still reality. No where is safe.

"You can talk to the spirits of dead." I said reluctantly, only to recieve a look of cautiousness from her. That was only natural, in this world, most would be either afraid or even oblivious to her actions. For me to react in a way, calmly, probably caught her off gaurd and even surprised her. Still I have to say, the look on her face was priceless.

"I didn't know it was so obvious.." She replied, only to stare at the ground in awe. "I thought that since you were normal, that you'd freak out."

"Don't judge a book by it's cover." I shot back, seeing her look change into one of just confusion. After that there was a small silence, with the both of us looking away from the other. After realizing how harsh I may have sounded, I showed no intentions of trying to cover it up. Even if I tried, I doubt that my position would get any better. "It's fine." I stated and resumed my activities in cleaning up the messed up side of our dorm. 

After an hour or so of getting my things together, I sat down on my computer chair and booted my laptop. The room now was fairly neat, but Adela's side was naturally the cleaner side. The both of us had been silent since our last conversation, and I was actually a bit astonished by that. Had my words actually affected her so badly? For some reason, I felt the urge to just get up and apologize to her for my wrong actions. Ignoring the thought, I looked over my shoulder to find my roomate again speaking to the air. She looked a bit worried after a short talk, and turned to me.

"Are you okay?" I asked, before getting up and walking over to her position. She remained silent, and ignored my useless attempt to ask her what happened. Instead, she engulfed me in a new warmth, a hug. What's more, she began to cry, as she hung on to me like a baby. Unable to comprehend the situation, being new to this type of reaction, I rubbed her back to try and help her. After a few minutes, she let go and sat on her bed, but shortly after dragging me down next to her. Like a child yearning for her mother, I thought in my mind and looked at her crestfallen face. The silence killed me, and I finally said something.

"Are you alright? You can tell me if you like." With my most encouraging voice, I smiled, and rubbed her back once more. After some more sniffles, she looked at me with the most depressed and saddened look I knew of. 

"I just heard a horrible story of this soldier from Syria." She told me the story, and allowed it to sink in. It was truly something devastating indeed, I myself even wanted to cry. However, I was able to stop myself from doing self. It seemed like this person... Adela, was a lot more emotional than expected. Insecure and somehow even more emotional than I thought. "It was so cruel, I just broke down and-" She trailed off once more before sobbing quietly in my arms, searching for some sort of comfort. I had no choice but to do but try to reassure her that is alright. Sometimes I was very thankful that I existed in such a peaceful time, even though I knew that this small dream would come to an end. 

"It's alright, that soldier is now living in a better place now that his story has been told." I said before letting go and sitting on my own bed. I kicked my feet back and forth, as I overlooked life deep into my own thoughts. "As long as you are alive to tell his story, I'm sure that he'll be fine. War is horrible, but we must be thankful that it hasn't occured yet. " In that sense, it was a bit of irony, none of us actually knew when war could arise. Any decision made can begin a problem, and with that decision kill millions. 

"You're a good friend." Those words stuck me dumbfounded, as I took a moment to regain myself. Never had I been called that, but somehow.. It felt nice to finally be called that. 

"I'm sorry for earlier. I'm glad to hear that from you." I smiled slightly, before looking at the time. Already, it was around midnight, and classes begin in less than a week. "It's getting late. Do you have anything planned for tomorrow? I was wondering if.." I stopped at my idiocy, the sound of my voice and how abnormal I was acting. Since I had no normal interaction with others other than formally, I guess that I was beginning to act more myself.

"No I don't. I can show you around if you like, maybe meet a few people." She replied, and smiled at my reaction to my own tone. Before saying anymore, she pointed over to my gifts and giggled. "You still have some unpacking to do. I'm sure they'll all want to meet you." She concluded before rolling on her side and shutting off her light. She was already in her pajamas, for some odd reason I had not noticed it earlier. 

"Don't tread over it, it's over. Don't worry about it." And without another word, she fell safely to sleep. How can she fall asleep so fast? I questioned myself, before moving to turn off my unused laptop. And I never got the time to update anything. I thought sadly to myself before falling on my bed. I left the light on, so I had some time to think about everything. The strange events, this University, everything that had occured in this area. Why now, had all these mysterious things begun to speak for itself? I focused a bit on my journal, before allowing it to gently float over to my location.

Unlike my roomate, I have a slightly different ability. Telekenisis, along with a incontrollable claircognizance, the ability to see the past or future of a certain individual, object, or even events. Sometimes I'd get random flashbacks when I interact physically with someone, or even when I'm not doing anything much. There are even times when I'd hear that I'd fainted due to that. With this ability, I was rejected by humanity, but praised by the government. How impudent I find that, what use is this ability if I cannot associate with the ones I love? 

I scribbled a little in my journal, and noted some important things about the campus, so I'd know it for future references. I'd have to know this, to be able to crack this mystery. I can't just stand and wonder forever about the existance of this school and it's reason for doing so. Was this really a safe haven? Or was it something else? There were so many possibilities, but for now, it's just the first day.

Sighing in defeat, I flicked the light switch off, and put my journal back into it's original position. There wasn't a need for me to linger over trivial thoughts. Before I knew it, I fell asleep after, probably due to my exhaustion.

Good night.