HIDDEN POWERS

AVASA"Loser, watch where you are going!" a voice yelled.I crashed into a body so hard I almost ricocheted to another planet. For some seconds, I was disconcerted.The dissonance of noisy chitchat in the cafeteria brought me back to reality. My eyes roved around each table, It was packed with people from different cliques, extending their voices to be heard above the din.The food that sat on the table in front of each student was secondary to the information that was exchanged here. Then, I noticed Candy and her clones pressed together at their 'usual' table gossiping.I rolled my eyes, sighing for the umpteenth time, as well as, attempted getting up, only to drill into something yet again. It was hard, as well as bony and the owner yelped."Can't you just watch it!"''And that will leave a beautiful lump,'' A sultry voice murmured.

Avasa"Ugh."I groaned as I got stuck in the gridlock. This was the worst thing about West Ford, a huge town known for its energetic living. I drummed my fingers on the steering as I tried to distract myself from the cars lined in front of me. To my left, there was a red Ford, in it sat a woman with a heavily made-up face, barking nonstop into her phone. The stuffy air in the car made me crinkle my nose. Anxious, I got out of it. My half-opened mouth as I gasped for air, and I stood on tip-toed craning. Only to be disappointed with the long chain of cars, hissing in their fixed positions, waiting for their true escape. Drivers wondered on the highway looking up and down for clues. Then came the sirens shooting up the service lane, police and ambulance. Everyone settled back in their cars for the long wait. I crossed my arms and shook my head, "Can today get a

AVASAA cold shudder crept up my spine as I came down from my truck. I was too paranoid for my good as well as sure no one was following me. I was only being stupid, still, I couldn't help hurried to the cabin I had known as home since my existence. Brushing the prickly sensation at the back of my neck aside, I proceeded to the back of our house. The back led to the kitchen and my favourite place to go through because I startle anyone approaching, especially my seven years old brother, Tate.I unlocked the door with the spared key I usually wear around my neck.“Boom!" I shrieked, expecting to frighten anyone present. My eyes narrowed as I found it empty.The house was unusually quiet, my chihuahua, Rosie, that always came wagging its tail whenever she sensed my presence was nowhere to be seen. Even Tate, my loud little brother. He usua

SebastianThat same day at Hidden Academy"Get your head in the game!" Coach Steve warned as the ball bumped my head yet again.I understood I was playing like crap but I couldn't help it as my mind drifted off to Sutton again. Also, there was this strange Email I had received when she disappeared saying; she would be sacrificed to appease the gods or they find her twin. I didn't know why I got the email. It should have been sent to the principal or her parents but it was sent to me and no one. Not even her best friends Sophia and Veda had received it. I reported it to the principal and Coach Steve too was present when I went in. They glanced at each other and said they would look into it but they didn't.  I received the message again earlier and it unnerved since Sutton was an only child.I had read the message over and over, however, I did

SebastianEven as today was a Saturday, students, however, were in school doing one activity or another. I passed by one of my teammates who was talking to his girlfriend. I waved at him and proceeded to the rocky path leading to the infirmary. It was farther away from other buildings of the Academy and it laid beside the sea, where the clean wind blows. I nudged at the brown double-door of the infirmary with their plastic band fastened midway and their dull chrome handles. I dragged my eyes away from the polished linoleum floor to catch a glimpse of the hall that stretched beyond.The odour of antiseptics wafted into my nostrils which made me my stomach heaved. Being here was one of my least favourite places in school, also in the world. I would rather be at the football pitch where the air was filled with scented flowers. I loathed anything that had got to do with clinics. A