No Warning (Larry Stylinson)

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Looking out the window and just seeing the rain coming down hitting my window, and just watching it roll down. I touch the window with my gloved finger tips trying to feel the cold. But all I feel is the gloves fabric rubbing against my hand. I sigh.

I guess my parents heard me because my mum turns around and sends me an encouraging smile at me. I do not return it. Staring at her blankly just makes her frown. 

“Harry, love” she says quietly. “Harry please. Don’t make this hard.”

“Easy for you to say” I say coolly as I look back out the window. “You’re not the one going to a new school and not a public school a boarding school”

She sighs again. “Harry, we talked about it already. Me and Robin are working a lot and we don’t want you home alone.”

“So you decided to send me off to boarding school?”

“Yes and it’s a really nice school-“she starts but I cut her off.

“In a place where I don’t know and with new people not like me.”

She shakes her head. “Harry no one is really like you. You are special”

“Thanks mum that just makes me feel so much better.”

“Harry that’s not what I mean.” She tries to reassure me but there is nothing to reassure.

“No one is going to like me because I’m a freak with a power no one has seen in over hundreds of years. When I showed people last time they liked it for a while until I lost my temper and I hurt someone.”

“Yes but Gem forgave you Harry. Why can’t you get over it?”

I close my eyes. “I could never forgive myself.” I say more to myself then to her, but in truth I am more scared of myself.

After that my mum doesn't bring it up again. Throughout the whole conversation Robin was quiet and didn't want to get involved in our little dispute.

My mum has the power of healing and Robin has the power of truth. Robin could always tell when someone is lying, so that's why he is a specialist for the government. My sister Gemma also got the power of healing from my mum. Me well, it was more of an accident then anything else.

For the rest of the drive there is just quiet.

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I think I fell asleep because the next thing I know, is that I’m being shaken awake in front of the school. Flinching back not wanting to be touch, my mum has a look of hurt on her face. I move around her while getting out and grabbing my stuff. I start walking up the steps to the lady that is standing there talking to Robin.

The rain was slowing and was just drizzling now. I have a black coat on with black chinos and white t shirt. The cold dose not bother me, it is just a...precaution. 

“Welcome Harry to Doncaster Prep. For the gifted I’m Ms. Blake.”

“Hello” I say.

She waves us into the school  towards the main office. We walk in and she guides us to her office. I step in with my mum and Robin. I really don’t want to be here but it’s for the best I guess.

“Okay Harry I'll have one of the students show you to your room and around campus. Here is your schedule and a map just in case.” I nod while she continues talking about things I could care less about.

Ms. Blake calls someone in and it's a blonde boy. He has a skip in his step and I could already tell he is not like me. He walks up to me and sticks out his hand.