"Five?
"Lexa?" We both shared a smile as we pulled each other in for a long, overdue hug. "Where have you been?" He asked me in disbelief.
"It's kind of a long story," I said with a shrug. "Basically, I was sent back to my past, which is technicall...
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Although my legs took me to the bookshelf behind his desk, my eyes wandered over to the pictures on the wall. I ignored my urge to look at the framed images on the wall though. I told myself I'd check the bookshelf and desk before I went back to the photos.
My brown eyes scanned over the title on the spine of each book in the shelf, but every book was either about science or history like the ones we found in the library. There was nothing useful here so I shifted over to Silas' desk.
A pristine layer of glass sparkled over the dark, wooden table. There were a three files stacked neatly on the glass. The first manila folded was labeled Section A. I opened the file up and saw seven different pieces of laminated paper. The first page had a picture of Eleanor on it with her full name. There were bulleted notes below her picture. The words were written in a simple, cursive handwriting, which was hard for me to decipher depending on how fancy the words were. I read the paper in my head:
• Eleanor - Subject A1 • The first of Section A for experimentation • Subject A1 underwent first surgery • Surgery consisted of DNA reconstruction • Minor issues with surgery but overall success • Subject is alive and healthy • Special abilities are unknown.. for now • No physical differences • Week one - still no signs of any special abilities • Week two - Subject seems to be showing behavioral differences • Week three - Special abilities have been detected; Subject A1 has been gifted with precognition • Subject A1 is ready to be placed back into Section A • The rest of Section A will begin to undergo experiments soon
Myheart was beating faster with every note I read. I felt my stomach drop from nerves when I read the word 'soon.' I already knew about the human experiments, but there was something eery about reading Silas' plans beforehand. At least I was blessed with ignorance when I experienced this the first time around.
I glanced through the rest of the beige files. There was a page for all of my friends, but unlike Eleanor's they were void of the cursive, bulleted notes because none of us were tested on yet. After I organized the files back into their original places, I pulled open the wide drawer under Silas' desk. There were even more files inside, probably the ones of the kids from Section B and C. I skipped over the folders though under the assumption that they would be empty. Only the first subject number was tested on in each Section, and I already looked through Eleanor's notes. I figured searching through the others was pointless.
I found a small, black recorder beside the folders. I picked up the old piece of technology and shifted it around in my hand. My thumb pressed the play button on the side of the recorder and, surprisingly, a woman's voice began to play. "My name is Elaine Williams and this is day one of my recordings in regards to human experimentations... I've decided to follow in my colleague'sfootsteps and adopt a child, specifically one that was born on October first, 1989. The last time we met, I was informed that there were about forty-three spontaneous pregnancies on that exact date, and each child born was gifted with a special ability, almost like a superpower. At first, I was skeptical about the claim, but when I adopted my first child, Gem, I soon found out that she was able to manipulate light. Fascinated by her powers, I began to take samples of her DNA and cells, in an attempt to figure out how she is able to perform such a task."
