The burning numbed my body until I couldn't feel anything. I could hear Alex calling me but I couldn't answer. I tried to use telepathy to tell him where I was, but I was too far away and I couldn't contact him. I waited...
Hen I woke up everything was buzzing around me. We seemed to be in some kind of abandoned hospital. Beth came into the room. I opened my one eye that wasn't swollen shut. "Ssup?" I said hoarsely. She burst into tears, "Thank you so so much," she sobbed. "Hey," I said, she looked into my eyes, "Stop crying."
"But you're hurt and it's my fault," she said. "It's not you're fault, and look I'm fine!" She looked confused. I lifted my head, which caused a load of pain, and liked in the mirror at the bottom of the room. I looked like I had been hit by a truck! "I'm fine, I'll heal quick, just watch," she hugged me and left.
Alex passed her in the hall and walked in. "How you doin'?" He asked. "You look like you've been hit by a train!" "Oh, I can always count on you to tell the truth at the worst moment possible," I said. We both laughed. "Barney says its gonna take a few days until you heal, so we're stayin' here," he explained. "And where is 'here' exactly?" I asked. "It's an old hospital not far from where the fire started," he said. He turned and left, leaving me unable to move and alone...
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The Evolved
Mystery / ThrillerAfter the accident there were very few left in the world... But those that survived had changed, almost evolved. These new humans had been given powers like no other... Which would come in handy when the Chasers come...
