I was waiting.
Theo told me to sit in the hall and wait for him to return. He said he'd try to convince Angelo, the tall man, to allow me to stay in the team. He said my impulsive nature could get in the way.
I was bored. Thoughtlessly I put my hand in my pocket to check if I had my phone. I felt a pen, a few hair bands, a bent paperclip and a note. No phone.
I took the note out of my pocket. There was nothing on it. I started to rip it into tiny pieces. The note wasn't exactly huge, so I was done in a few minutes. Then I wrinkled every piece and I put them in a raster on the floor. Exactly 256 pieces.
Suddenly the door opened, and with a "woosh" the raster was broken.
It was Theo. He looked at my broken artwork, smiled amusedly and then looked at me.
"You can stay."
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Powerless
Fantasy"Powers." he said. "Your parents work here, right?" "Well... Yes, but..." "They didn't tell you anything about the powers?" "What powers?" He rolled his eyes. "THE powers. Hydro, Litho, Atmo and Bio. Not familiar?" I shook my head. I could read th...
