Gifted

Chapter 13

  Dear Robin,

I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to contact you, I didn’t even realize that it had been a year and a half… I guess that time flies by when you’re in a coma. (I’ll tell you in a minute) So first things first. I should have told you, I really shouldn’t have lied to you and kept it from you, it’s the real reason I had to move away. Now before you die of sheer curiosity, let me tell you what I’m talking about: The Gifted program.

It’s this thing run by the government, they’re enhancing us and that why I had to move away on such short notice, because I wasn’t sure whether or not I would be accepted. But I got accepter, I’m in the Alpha group, the animals based off of grace, speed, and agility. My two friends (Amber and Alyssa) and in the Bravo group, they’re really nice. Especially Seth and Zoe, they’re Alpha’s like me, and that’s cool I guess. Everyone here is surprisingly nice, everyone but “Cole” He was mean to me :( and he’s an Alpha also. 

I’m part bird by the way; it’s amazing, and cool, and amazing… Did I already say amazing? I did, oh well. I have wings and I can see without glasses and I can hear really well and I’m really sensitive to touch. And I’m jumpy and on edge, *Sigh* 

From, Rita

(P.S. don’t tell anyone about this email, I’m not supposed to reveal this information)

Rita sat back and reread her email, then she re-reread it, and then she read it again and again, until she decided that she was ready, she hesitantly brought her mouse over the send button. She waited, she waited to make up her mind; she waited to see if the workers would burst in here and take away her laptop. Nothing happened, Rita waited, she didn’t want to get in trouble, but she wanted to tell Robin so badly. 

What do I do?

Rita pondered for several more minutes before coming up with an answer.

I’m going to send it

Rita got ready to click, and then there was a sudden harsh knock at her door.

They found out! No no no no, hide the evidence.

Rita clicked the delete email button, there was a beep and the email was gone, Rita rushed to the door.

“Coming!” She called.

Rita put her hand on the handle, she closed her eyes for a spilt second, took a deep breath, calmed herself and turned the doorknob. She pulled it open, expecting to see guards waiting to punish her, but instead she saw Zoe, or something that resembled Zoe at least, the girl looked almost exactly the same but her skin looked scaly and her eyes were turned to slits with green irises, her large smile was filled with teeth that resembles… fangs. 

“Wow, erm, I mean, come in.”

Zoe walked in and sat on the floor, she fell back so she was laying down, staring up at the ceiling.

“Snake.” She said to Rita.

“Sorry, what?”

“I’m part snake. I’m terrified of snakes.”

“Well you’ve known for a while, why are you surprised.”

“I told the man that I was terrified of snakes and he said ‘I’ll see what I can do’ and now I’m a stupid snake.”