Heiress

Chapter 2 "Five minutes"

Click Click click

That's the sound I wake up to. It must be Mia with her boots. She opens the door and stares at us. Looks like my senses are getting better.

"Welcome to recruition. As you know after the 3rd woldwar our country has been constantly reminded of possible threats. To minimalize it as much as possible we have decided to give every fifteen year old powers. Some are useful and well some not. Your journey to becoming an adult in our society begins today. We will meet at the analyzing room in ten minutes. If you don't know where it is then ask someone. If they don't know then it's too bad."

Well looks like she was serious on the 'not easy" part earlier. Iron taste in mouth. No more like blood. Snap out of it Willow. You need to this for Maple and Juniper.

For my luck I've visited the centre with my parents when I was young and I happen to remember where the room is. I pull on my knee lenght boots that we all got and put on my black, tight leather jacket. It still somehow fits after three years since last use. I'm just about to walk out of the door when I hear someone calling my name.

"Willow can you not hear me!? "

I turn around and see a short girl with ginger hair. She is looking at me with a smirk on her face while combing her hair with those perfect fingers of her.

"What was so important, kiddo?"

"I hear your parents work here so I thought you could show me way to the analyzing room"

"Ughh I guess, just come fast so that we won't be late" I answer this girl who seems nice but how should I know.

The walk was nicer than I expected. She told me her name was Ellis Hendrix. The last name "Hendrix" reminded me of something  but I couldn't really think what. We arrive at our destination with a few minutes to spare but just decide to go in early. The room is dark and smaller than I remembered. It has a big hospital bed looking thing in the middle and a few computers around it. I notice that Mia is talking to someone in the corner but I'm too scared to join. Soon the rest comes in and I notice that no one got lost, this time.

"I see you all found your way here but that was only the beginning. We are here to rank you in order by the chance of you having powers"

Oh no. I will definetly be at the bottom. Powers are a generic thing. So as neither of my sisters had powers the chance of me having is really low. Almost not existing.

"We will take you outside the room and then call you in a random order"

I try to seach for a comfortable spot outside the room but there really isn't one. I end up  leaning againts a grey pole opposite the door while doodling on a piece of paper I found from the ground. At this type of times I'm happy I always carry around a pencil in my back pocket.

"Hazel Gaard"

It must be terrifying to be first.

"Jack Harrington"

"Susan Blackbird"

"Ellie Hendrix"

I show a thumb for her and give her a last smile  before she walks in.

It has been super long but I don't know how much exactly as there are no clocks in the hall. There's only four people additional to me left when I hear it. The thing I've been scared of hearing.

"Willow Hudgens"

I stand up and start walking to the door. Every step feels like an eternity. I have no idea what will happen and my whole body is shaking out of fear.