Character: "404"

404: Introduction.

I was born in my house in secrecy

No one knew about my birth except for my mother

As for Dad, well, who knows where he is now

My mother raised me, an only child without letting anyone know in fear they'd take me away

I had a gift, she told me as I looked into the mirror, staring back at someone who wasn't me

I grew up inside my house, only able to travel certain miles before reaching civilization

I was young and curious

When I was six I would spend my free time just on the outskirts of my property line

Watching people drive and walk by, listening in on their conversations over the phone or in person

One day I overstepped that boundary

I used my power to conceal myself and walked into the open

The air was so crisp, the smells so fresh, these senses I've never sensed before

I am now 15 years old, and still, no one knows I exist.