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need to do as he'd asked.
Then the boy lost consciousness. My mind cleared, and
whatever had grabbed hold of me disappeared.
Missy, an attractive, plump woman who worked the front desk,
frowned. "Are you okay? Should I call the doctor?"
"No, I'm fine. I just... head's still hurting, you
know."
She did know. Her eyes gleamed with sympathy. I'd always
liked her. She baked us cookies from time to time, and kept her blond hair in a
messy bun held together with random pencils. I'd tried it once on my hair, but
couldn't make it stay put.
"Missy, who was that boy they were wheeling in? He
looked hurt, but I don't recognize him."
Not many kids lived on the huge estate. We all knew each
other, at least by sight. The memory of his persuasive presence in my mind had
me unnerved in ways I couldn't explain. My body betrayed the anxiety with
sweaty palms and a racing heart.
Missy avoided my eyes, something a lot of people did
unintentionally, thinking it would keep me from reading their minds.
'She shouldn't have seen that... hope she doesn't say
anything... I could get in trouble... don't want her to get in trouble
either... sweet girl.'
"Oh, don't worry about him, love. Now you'd better be
going. Headmaster Higgins doesn't like to be kept waiting."
"Of course. Have a good day, Missy."
Her face relaxed. "You too, Sam."
I opened the door to leave the clinic, but stopped when I
noticed Dr. Sato in the hall talking with a new doctor I didn't recognize. Her
face squinted in anger and her arms flailed about as she made her point. He
looked even angrier and spoke to her in a low, mean voice, and took a step
forward, his hand held up in a way that made me flinch in fear for her.
I slipped into his mind and—something shoved me out and
slammed the door! My head pounded like it had been pummeled with an anvil. That
had never happened before. The doctor looked at me and his rage melted into a
smile, a gleam of gold tooth shining from his mouth. My insides turned to
Jell-O as his aura seduced me into complacency, but then the urgent plea for
help from Mystery Boy pushed out the unwelcome intrusion. The doctor had some
kind of para-power, and he was immune to mine.
Shock flooded my system. And fear. No one had ever been
immune to my mind-reading. A trail of dread crawled up my spine and wound
itself around my heart.
I fled to the comfort of the outdoors.
The sun felt ten shades brighter than normal outside the
double glass doors. I pulled my sunglasses out of my backpack and walked the
winding trails through campus, my body still shaking from both unusual
encounters. The warmth calmed me, but not enough to erase the effects of that
strange boy and his compelling mind, not to mention the creepy doctor.
***
Near the main offices, a group of kids ran by in gym
uniforms. One petite girl fell out of line to throw herself into a hug.
"Lucy!" I laughed and hugged her back just as
fiercely.
"Where have you been, Chica? And what the hell happened
to your face?"
Even in gym clothes, my best friend could cause a riot with
her curvy figure, smooth brown skin, and long, dark Spanish hair.
"Lucy, let's go!" Luke waved at me as he called
his sister. They fell behind their class. "Hey, Sam, meet us tonight, okay?
We need to talk." His face pinched in a frown.
"Sure thing." I pushed Lucy away. "Go, I'll
see you later. I have to get to the office."
"Fine, but I want details. And we really do need to
talk."
She ran off, her ponytail swinging down her back. Though
tempted to spy on her mind to find out what had both of them so upset, I needed
to get to Higgins's office. Besides, I'd see them later, and could fill them in
on my adventures. The rules didn't allow us to share the details of our
assignments with anyone, not even other paranormals. But Luke, Lucy and I had
been best friends since we could remember, and we found ways to communicate
without technically breaking those rules—like a secret language I'd created
several years ago.
I
Then the boy lost consciousness. My mind cleared, and
whatever had grabbed hold of me disappeared.
Missy, an attractive, plump woman who worked the front desk,
frowned. "Are you okay? Should I call the doctor?"
"No, I'm fine. I just... head's still hurting, you
know."
She did know. Her eyes gleamed with sympathy. I'd always
liked her. She baked us cookies from time to time, and kept her blond hair in a
messy bun held together with random pencils. I'd tried it once on my hair, but
couldn't make it stay put.
"Missy, who was that boy they were wheeling in? He
looked hurt, but I don't recognize him."
Not many kids lived on the huge estate. We all knew each
other, at least by sight. The memory of his persuasive presence in my mind had
me unnerved in ways I couldn't explain. My body betrayed the anxiety with
sweaty palms and a racing heart.
Missy avoided my eyes, something a lot of people did
unintentionally, thinking it would keep me from reading their minds.
'She shouldn't have seen that... hope she doesn't say
anything... I could get in trouble... don't want her to get in trouble
either... sweet girl.'
"Oh, don't worry about him, love. Now you'd better be
going. Headmaster Higgins doesn't like to be kept waiting."
"Of course. Have a good day, Missy."
Her face relaxed. "You too, Sam."
I opened the door to leave the clinic, but stopped when I
noticed Dr. Sato in the hall talking with a new doctor I didn't recognize. Her
face squinted in anger and her arms flailed about as she made her point. He
looked even angrier and spoke to her in a low, mean voice, and took a step
forward, his hand held up in a way that made me flinch in fear for her.
I slipped into his mind and—something shoved me out and
slammed the door! My head pounded like it had been pummeled with an anvil. That
had never happened before. The doctor looked at me and his rage melted into a
smile, a gleam of gold tooth shining from his mouth. My insides turned to
Jell-O as his aura seduced me into complacency, but then the urgent plea for
help from Mystery Boy pushed out the unwelcome intrusion. The doctor had some
kind of para-power, and he was immune to mine.
Shock flooded my system. And fear. No one had ever been
immune to my mind-reading. A trail of dread crawled up my spine and wound
itself around my heart.
I fled to the comfort of the outdoors.
The sun felt ten shades brighter than normal outside the
double glass doors. I pulled my sunglasses out of my backpack and walked the
winding trails through campus, my body still shaking from both unusual
encounters. The warmth calmed me, but not enough to erase the effects of that
strange boy and his compelling mind, not to mention the creepy doctor.
***
Near the main offices, a group of kids ran by in gym
uniforms. One petite girl fell out of line to throw herself into a hug.
"Lucy!" I laughed and hugged her back just as
fiercely.
"Where have you been, Chica? And what the hell happened
to your face?"
Even in gym clothes, my best friend could cause a riot with
her curvy figure, smooth brown skin, and long, dark Spanish hair.
"Lucy, let's go!" Luke waved at me as he called
his sister. They fell behind their class. "Hey, Sam, meet us tonight, okay?
We need to talk." His face pinched in a frown.
"Sure thing." I pushed Lucy away. "Go, I'll
see you later. I have to get to the office."
"Fine, but I want details. And we really do need to
talk."
She ran off, her ponytail swinging down her back. Though
tempted to spy on her mind to find out what had both of them so upset, I needed
to get to Higgins's office. Besides, I'd see them later, and could fill them in
on my adventures. The rules didn't allow us to share the details of our
assignments with anyone, not even other paranormals. But Luke, Lucy and I had
been best friends since we could remember, and we found ways to communicate
without technically breaking those rules—like a secret language I'd created
several years ago.
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