Spectrum

10.1: White

Pt. 10/10: White:

white

adjective, whiter, whitest.

1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays sunlight or a similar light.

2. light or comparatively light in color.

3. (of human beings) marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, as of many Caucasoids.

4. for, limited to, or predominantly made up of persons whose racial heritage is Caucasian:

a white club; a white neighborhood.

5. pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage.

6. silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair.

7. snowy: a white Christmas.

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Hi. My name is Tate Cooper, and I'm dead. 

Okay, so you're probably wondering a lot of things, probably along the lines of "How are you narrating this if you're dead?" and "Weren't you in the first chapter of this book, why are you back?" If those were your questions, let me answer them for you. First off, I died, yes, and I have no clue how I'm narrating this. Probably some spirit-ghost thing talking just to prove to people that there is a lesson to be learned here. Which there is, trust me. Second off, I was in the first chapter of this book, where I was blind as all get-out and couldn't see anything, then Mister Caspian disappeared (he's back by the way, and perfectly fine just in case you were wondering) then I was kidnapped by a strange dude named Lucian, we met Mrs. Juliet, and Copper's dad, and a bunch of other people except for that scientist that went all batshit and killed me. 

Oh, and by the way, this chapter is going to be way longer than the rest, probably. Why? Because I'm awesome and I'm the narrator. Also, this chapter won't be entirely me ranting about my awesomeness, I will tell you what happens with the rest of the Colors, because I'm sure you want to know about that, you probably wanna know (or at least some of you) want to know about what happens with Caleb and Luke, or Thomas and Mikky. 

I am slightly offended that you asked why I'm back, though. Do you not want me here? Did you want me dead? Wow, harsh much? Okay, anyways, we left off with Talon and Gryphon separating, Gryph falling asleep on the table and getting Isolated… 

The dead boy thumbs through the book in front of him, searching for the page he was looking for to continue his story. 

Ah, yes, here we go; Gryphon and India are roommates with Mikky, Copper, and Autumn. This should be interesting…

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"Autumn!" Copper called out the name, and Autumn popped her head around the corner to see her two roommates standing in front of Mrs. Juliet, who appeared to be waiting for her. So, as she walked around the corner, she cocked her head in curiosity.

"Is there a meeting or something that I forgot about?" she asked curiously, and Mikky turned her head slightly to look at the girl. 

"Autumn, we are getting two new roommates today…" Mikky said softly, and the girl jogged to get in line beside her. "Apparently they're more Isolated Spectrums like us, and their names are India and Gryphon."

"Seems legit, I've always wanted to meet a chick named Gryphon. They're about our age, right?" Juliet rolled her eyes at the girls, not displaying how her heart was breaking as she watched them playfully banter amongst themselves. 

"They are both 20; I would not make you three room with ten year olds, simply for their sake; they wouldn't know what to do!" A smile broke out on her face as Copper began to protest, but her heart wasn't truly in it; over the few weeks that these three had been rooming at the SRU, she had grown attached to them as their antics plastered a smile on everyone's faces, even Thomas, the scruffy janitor, was smiling after spending an evening with them. Of course, Copper was still a slight issue, but she figured that eventually she would come around and act her age. However, Juliet wouldn't be there to see it. 

Soon, two girls rounded the corner, chatting quietly amongst themselves - one clutched a bag to her side as if she was entering a den of robbers, and the other walked with an angry glare on her face as she talked, a glare that only got angrier as she saw Mrs. Juliet. 

"Oh, India, Gryphon, how nice of you to join us! These are your new roommates, girls, Mikky," when her name was said the girl waved, "Autumn," she did the same, "and Copper." Copper just winked, fluttering her hand back and forth, causing the two newcomers to grimace; they both knew that they wouldn't like her, just wanting to go back to those they felt comfortable around. Gryphon longed for Talon, the strange boy from the bus, while India just wanted to sit down with December and talk about trivial things, despite how she was an agent for the SRU, the people who were responsible for this entire mess. For a moment, she wondered if either of the three girls knew anything about it, about how the people who they probably thought had saved them had in reality caused all their grief and problems.  

"I'm Gryphon," the girl beside her, the purple spectrum, spoke up, cueing India to do the same. 

"and I'm India…" She muttered, casting a side glare at Juliet, who merely clapped her hands together before addressing the group as a whole. 

"Well then, I guess I'll leave you three to show these two around…" She said, "And Copper, please be nice for once." The four snickered at the singled out girl, who threw her hands up in exasperation, before crossing her arms over her chest. 

"I piss off one janitor, and this is what happens…"