Chapter 3

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I'm now in Mike's basement sitting on a soft couch surrounded by board games and action figures.
Mike: "we know where you're from, you don't have to be scared of us."
I hadn't said a word to them the whole time. How could I trust them? They're strangers. But, then again I feel safe. They know where I'm from. But how?
Dustin: "I can't believe it. Another one? I knew there were others but... really?!"
He puts his hands over his head and moved his funny baseball cap around on his head.
Should I trust them? I look around and see the boy named Will staring at me, when he catches my gaze he quickly looks away. I like his face. I feel light when I look at him. What does that mean? I've heard of love. But never experienced it, not even before I found out who Papa really was. I saw another boy in the lab once, his number was ten. But I didn't feel anything around him. Just awareness that I wasn't alone in the lab. Was this love?
Suddenly, I hear multiple footsteps glide down the stairs. I jolt. Is it Brenner?
Mike: "It's okay. They're our friends."
I slowly let my shoulders sink, and my muscles relax. I see a tall dark boy, almost as tall as Mike. Then, a red headed girl emerges from behind him, shock on her face.
When I see the next face appear. I run to her, and we hug. I sob.

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