The Fire Inside

I'm here to help you realize your potential." He smiles.
"Every teacher ever says that. You must be a liar, just like them." I say, managing to sound a little more bold this time. He smiles wider.
"Ahh, not that kind of potential. Tell me, Miranda, do you bleed?" He smiles like he's trying to be encouraging, but it comes off as slightly intimidating, like if I say the wrong answer he'll kill me.
"Of course," I force, squirming. "Everybody bleeds."
"Miranda, come back here in two days, and we'll see if you can tell the truth." He says, releasing my arm. "I'll give you some time to think."
He turns the other way, and I don't manage to move until he's entirely gone.

Miranda Xien doesn't quite understand- doesn't everyone bleed? But when her bully, Hannah Holster, cut Miranda's arm with her fingernails, Miranda didn't bleed. What's going on here? The discovery of her, as it's said, potential, is aided by the man in the alley- but what's really happening is aided by a strange punk boy named Kyler. Will Miranda manage to survive in this new and confusing world? Or will the discovery of who her dad really was shake her to the core? And if her dad was really like that, could he possibly be still alive?
Find out in The Fire Inside~ more chapters coming soon.