The day had started like any other day, boring math, fun literature, hard science and then yuck lunch.
“Emaline! Can I have your pineapple?” Asked my best friend, Sandra.
“NO! Thats the only edible thing I have!” I yelled and hit my friend’s hand away from my plate.
“Fine, want my UBF?” Sandra asked.
UBF means Unidentified Blob Food. We had made the name my first day of seventh grade, two years ago.
“No way! Want my UBF?” I pointed to the brown blob that was supposed to be chicken with some sort of sauce.
My friend said something but I wasn’t listening anymore, my eyes were on a man who had just come into the loud cafeteria. He was wearing a suit and on it was a pin, what it said made my heart stop. It read EXO Academy Administrator. The academy for the special, the gifted, and I don’t mean weirdos I mean powers.
“ Hello everyone, if I could just have your attention for a moment that would be wonderful! My name is Mr.Lucifer, I am the administrator for the EXO academy! And I have some wonderful news for you!” Mr.Lucifer exclaimed.
I doubted that.
“ There is a special person, right in this very room! Miss Emaline Jane please come here!” Mr.L said happily, he looked around the room trying to find the unique person.
I thought he’d say that. I could feel more than 100 eyes look at me, I felt my face blush as I stood up.
“That would be me, sir.” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt.
“ Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful! Please come here, dear!” He shouted.
I walked stiffly to him, trying not meeting anyone in the eye. He grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the cafeteria and towards a new life.
First we walked together towards my classroom to get my backpack. The teacher looked at me with shining eyes, having an EXO was important.
What is an EXO you ask? It’s another word for power, named after Allen Exo. He had the first EXO and started the academy, so that people with powers could learn how to use their powers. But the people who went there changed, became more sad and cold. Usually you don’t get to met people who have EXO’s, there tracked down with special devices and then brought to the academy after they are used in the military to help the country with wars and stuff.
“ So, do you know what your EXO is, dear? Mr.L asked, interrupting my train of thought.
“ Yes,sir.” I said. Of course I knew, I’d spent my whole life fearing the day someone would find me. But my EXO is so plain, so unusual I had hoped they would never find it and that I could be me my whole life.
“ Then what is it?” Mr.L inquired, looking at my with bright and piercing blue eyes.
“ It’s a very boring EXO, sir. I can control electricity. Like make the T.V turn off or on, stuff like that, but with my mind.” I told him.
“Oh! Can you show me?” He asked excited.
“Sure, but don’t get your hopes up.” I said dully. Then I shut my eyes and concentrated really hard.
I can’t really explain what if feels like using my EXO, but my body feels like it could be on fire. Without the burning and stuff.
Suddenly the lights started to flicker and then turned off. When I opened my eyes the only light came from the windows and it was dark, but I could still tell that Mr.L was surprised.
“Can you turn it back on?” He requested.
“ Sure, easy as pie.” I replied. I shut my eyes and the lights turned on, it was always easier to turn things back on. Which is weird if you think about it.
“ Wow! Most people don’t even know what their EXO is!” He said surprised.
Soon we were in a limo heading toward my house. I have to admit, I was scared. My parents didn’t even know that I had an EXO.
Talking to them was harder than I thought, but in the end they agreed that it would be best for me to go to the academy. I was sorta sad by this, I’d hoped they’d put up more of a fight to keep me. Too soon all my stuff was packed and it was time to say good bye.
“Thank you for everything! These have been the best two years of my life! To me, you will always be my real parents. I love you guys so much!” I told my crying mother and father. My foster parents, did I forget to say I was adopted?
My mother had tear stains trailing down her beautiful face, but she managed to smile and say “ You will always be the daughter we never had. I love you so much Emaline!”
My father pulled me in for a long hug, he had never been much of a talker.
I got back in the limo and cried and cried. They had been the first parents out of seventeen that had felt real.
“ Don’t worry you’ll love the academy!” Said Mr.Lucifer, wiping tears out of his own eyes.
Fat chance of that, I thought as I drove towards a place where I would stay for a long time to come. A place that was full of friends and terrifying enemies. A place where magic was real and everywhere.
“Emaline! Can I have your pineapple?” Asked my best friend, Sandra.
“NO! Thats the only edible thing I have!” I yelled and hit my friend’s hand away from my plate.
“Fine, want my UBF?” Sandra asked.
UBF means Unidentified Blob Food. We had made the name my first day of seventh grade, two years ago.
“No way! Want my UBF?” I pointed to the brown blob that was supposed to be chicken with some sort of sauce.
My friend said something but I wasn’t listening anymore, my eyes were on a man who had just come into the loud cafeteria. He was wearing a suit and on it was a pin, what it said made my heart stop. It read EXO Academy Administrator. The academy for the special, the gifted, and I don’t mean weirdos I mean powers.
“ Hello everyone, if I could just have your attention for a moment that would be wonderful! My name is Mr.Lucifer, I am the administrator for the EXO academy! And I have some wonderful news for you!” Mr.Lucifer exclaimed.
I doubted that.
“ There is a special person, right in this very room! Miss Emaline Jane please come here!” Mr.L said happily, he looked around the room trying to find the unique person.
I thought he’d say that. I could feel more than 100 eyes look at me, I felt my face blush as I stood up.
“That would be me, sir.” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt.
“ Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful! Please come here, dear!” He shouted.
I walked stiffly to him, trying not meeting anyone in the eye. He grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the cafeteria and towards a new life.
First we walked together towards my classroom to get my backpack. The teacher looked at me with shining eyes, having an EXO was important.
What is an EXO you ask? It’s another word for power, named after Allen Exo. He had the first EXO and started the academy, so that people with powers could learn how to use their powers. But the people who went there changed, became more sad and cold. Usually you don’t get to met people who have EXO’s, there tracked down with special devices and then brought to the academy after they are used in the military to help the country with wars and stuff.
“ So, do you know what your EXO is, dear? Mr.L asked, interrupting my train of thought.
“ Yes,sir.” I said. Of course I knew, I’d spent my whole life fearing the day someone would find me. But my EXO is so plain, so unusual I had hoped they would never find it and that I could be me my whole life.
“ Then what is it?” Mr.L inquired, looking at my with bright and piercing blue eyes.
“ It’s a very boring EXO, sir. I can control electricity. Like make the T.V turn off or on, stuff like that, but with my mind.” I told him.
“Oh! Can you show me?” He asked excited.
“Sure, but don’t get your hopes up.” I said dully. Then I shut my eyes and concentrated really hard.
I can’t really explain what if feels like using my EXO, but my body feels like it could be on fire. Without the burning and stuff.
Suddenly the lights started to flicker and then turned off. When I opened my eyes the only light came from the windows and it was dark, but I could still tell that Mr.L was surprised.
“Can you turn it back on?” He requested.
“ Sure, easy as pie.” I replied. I shut my eyes and the lights turned on, it was always easier to turn things back on. Which is weird if you think about it.
“ Wow! Most people don’t even know what their EXO is!” He said surprised.
Soon we were in a limo heading toward my house. I have to admit, I was scared. My parents didn’t even know that I had an EXO.
Talking to them was harder than I thought, but in the end they agreed that it would be best for me to go to the academy. I was sorta sad by this, I’d hoped they’d put up more of a fight to keep me. Too soon all my stuff was packed and it was time to say good bye.
“Thank you for everything! These have been the best two years of my life! To me, you will always be my real parents. I love you guys so much!” I told my crying mother and father. My foster parents, did I forget to say I was adopted?
My mother had tear stains trailing down her beautiful face, but she managed to smile and say “ You will always be the daughter we never had. I love you so much Emaline!”
My father pulled me in for a long hug, he had never been much of a talker.
I got back in the limo and cried and cried. They had been the first parents out of seventeen that had felt real.
“ Don’t worry you’ll love the academy!” Said Mr.Lucifer, wiping tears out of his own eyes.
Fat chance of that, I thought as I drove towards a place where I would stay for a long time to come. A place that was full of friends and terrifying enemies. A place where magic was real and everywhere.
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To say Emaline, just say Emma-line.
-June, my friends work will be by Buggy!
-Buggy, She said it wrong!!!! It's supposed to be Emma-Leen
-Buggy, She said it wrong!!!! It's supposed to be Emma-Leen
This was just amazing June. Oh wait. I already read it. Hiiiiiiiii people.
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!!!!!!! XD Buggy? Hi'z!!!!!!!!!!! Your's is awesome tooooo!!!!!! The name thing? Whatever!
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