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• HIDDEN POWERS   9

  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

• HIDDEN POWERS   8

  Being chased was nothing like the movies. The celebrities often appeared heroic and in command of the situation. The reality was far removed from that pretty version of running to save your skin. I had no time to put on shoes or even grab my jacket from the locker as I dashed out. All the times I had spent in gym class and awards from being the best runner in several competitions was a total waste as it was not useful now that I desired it. In no time it would catch up with me and that would be the end.I couldn't believe I would find myself in this kind of circumstance, being chased by an anomaly. It seemed as if I was seeing a horror movie, however, I was the one acting it. After several minutes of sprinting to nowhere, in particular, I halted to replenish my lung with air. I knew stalling was a disastrous idea but if I had to die today I wished to do so with energy.

• HIDDEN POWERS   7

  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

• HIDDEN POWERS   6

  DrakeWe stood in front of a small cabin, perched on the plain near the woods. It was aged, extremely inadequate looking that it astounded me how it was still standing. However, it appeared alive and friendly. A warm ribbon of fume rose from the rusty chimney, the woods that made up the exterior wall was already rotting and the zinc roofing sheet was corroded due to frequent exposure to rain and moisture.The cabin was the only thing there. No other houses around and it would have looked rejected if not for the smoke. "Are you sure she isn't hiding somewhere?" I asked Sophia as she came into view."Guys, look what I found!" My head snapped to where Veda was jogging toward us, she held a backpack in her hand which I recognized as Avasa's. “Where did you get that?" I inquired as I met her halfway. "This is Avasa's."Sophia murmured and I n

• HIDDEN POWERS   5

  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

• HIDDEN POWERS   4

  AVASA"I think I'm going crazy." I murmured to myself as I studied the kids in front of me furthermore.They were different up close- Curly's brown hair was short and straighter; He seemed a bit matured with the hair and I wondered if I had imagined him flying at a point as the image blurred. Another image shifted in my line of vision which was Blondie; she was changing into different animals! The third image was much clearer than the other two, the red-haired girl; stood there giggling. She looks like her normal self.Okay, this is weird.Why was I seeing all this? Perhaps, it was an illusion since I had been seeing things that shouldn't be of this earth recently.This wasn't as scary as the one from this morning. That was what I had been thinking of until I bumped into the Hidden Academy students. A girl that looked eerily like me was imprisoned in