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Authors: Styna Lane
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Mattie and Jason, from Patrick’s generation. They have a very special gift.”
I crinkled my eyebrows as Al gave the kids a nod. I didn’t know what I was expecting—for them to transform into lemurs, perhaps—but without warning, the children I had been staring at just moments before completely disappeared. No, they hadn’t disappeared… I was just incapable of seeing them. I tried to focus my eyes on the spot I knew they had been standing in, but it seemed my attention only wanted to go anywhere else. I felt like I was going to bust a vein in my eyeballs if I tried to focus any harder. I simply couldn’t force myself to look in their direction. If I hadn’t already known they were there, I would have thought we were alone.
“What the—”
“Optical Diversion,” Al said proudly, smiling as the children returned to sight in the exact same place they had been before.
‘I see,’ was what I’d meant to say, but it only came out as an incredulous ‘Hot damn…’
“So you’re the ones nobody’s been able to shut up about for the last couple days,” Mattie remarked, eyeing me over. She instantly reminded me of Lyla.
“Matilda, do not start,” Lily warned, taking on the same tone Emmy had always used with Eric and me when we were being obnoxious. I was surprised to see the girl look down at her feet and mutter a quiet apology.
“Hey,” I chirped, getting Mattie’s attention, “I like your hair.”
It was a very attractive chestnut-brown, and fell in tight ringlets down to her shoulders, and I really couldn’t have cared less about it. But I’d had enough experience with the younger girls in The Facility to know how to get along with them; flattery usually worked pretty well. I wouldn’t have typically cared about getting on a thirteen-year-old’s good side, but seeing as how her gift would be very useful on our mission, I figured it wouldn’t be a terrible idea to have her not want me dead. As she looked up at me, the little glint in her eyes suggested that I was all right in her book.
I was confused as Mattie reached out to take my hand. Perhaps I had misjudged her, and she was about to freeze me over or turn me into a frog—I had no idea what the other Elementums were capable of; it seemed totally logical. She grinned and tilted her head, motioning for me to turn around.
“No way,” Lakin said from behind me, eyes wandering wildly in every direction but my own.
“You can’t see me?” I shrieked, waving my free hand directly in front of his face. He jumped as I booped the tip of his nose with my finger.
Lakin’s eyes widened, focusing on me immediately after Mattie had let go of my hand. My heart fluttered at the sight of his crooked smile. I wondered if we would ever grow so used to each other that I wouldn’t have that reaction. I hoped not.
“Do you both understand what we’re doing?” Al asked.
The kids nodded, and suddenly seemed much older than their age. I realized why Al had told Lily they were too young. We could’ve possibly been marching the children to their deaths, and they weren’t questioning a thing.
“Mattie, you’ll be with Angie. Jason, you’re with Al,” Lily explained, still trying to mask the concern in her voice.
“What about Lakin?” I questioned, protectively weaving my arm through his. Al seemed hesitant to meet my eyes.
“He needs to stay here.”
“What?” I exclaimed, my voice harsh and angry.
“He doesn’t have enough experience using his abilities.” Al tried to be as gentle as possible, but it did little to calm the fire that was building up inside of me. ‘He’ll only put us all in more danger… including himself.’
Even though I knew Al was right, I hated the idea of leaving Lakin behind. He’d be safer in the Eden, but we had s pent so much of our lives apart, I was consumed by the concern that we might never see each other again. The thought pulled at my innards like a pack of hungry honey badgers fighting over the
I crinkled my eyebrows as Al gave the kids a nod. I didn’t know what I was expecting—for them to transform into lemurs, perhaps—but without warning, the children I had been staring at just moments before completely disappeared. No, they hadn’t disappeared… I was just incapable of seeing them. I tried to focus my eyes on the spot I knew they had been standing in, but it seemed my attention only wanted to go anywhere else. I felt like I was going to bust a vein in my eyeballs if I tried to focus any harder. I simply couldn’t force myself to look in their direction. If I hadn’t already known they were there, I would have thought we were alone.
“What the—”
“Optical Diversion,” Al said proudly, smiling as the children returned to sight in the exact same place they had been before.
‘I see,’ was what I’d meant to say, but it only came out as an incredulous ‘Hot damn…’
“So you’re the ones nobody’s been able to shut up about for the last couple days,” Mattie remarked, eyeing me over. She instantly reminded me of Lyla.
“Matilda, do not start,” Lily warned, taking on the same tone Emmy had always used with Eric and me when we were being obnoxious. I was surprised to see the girl look down at her feet and mutter a quiet apology.
“Hey,” I chirped, getting Mattie’s attention, “I like your hair.”
It was a very attractive chestnut-brown, and fell in tight ringlets down to her shoulders, and I really couldn’t have cared less about it. But I’d had enough experience with the younger girls in The Facility to know how to get along with them; flattery usually worked pretty well. I wouldn’t have typically cared about getting on a thirteen-year-old’s good side, but seeing as how her gift would be very useful on our mission, I figured it wouldn’t be a terrible idea to have her not want me dead. As she looked up at me, the little glint in her eyes suggested that I was all right in her book.
I was confused as Mattie reached out to take my hand. Perhaps I had misjudged her, and she was about to freeze me over or turn me into a frog—I had no idea what the other Elementums were capable of; it seemed totally logical. She grinned and tilted her head, motioning for me to turn around.
“No way,” Lakin said from behind me, eyes wandering wildly in every direction but my own.
“You can’t see me?” I shrieked, waving my free hand directly in front of his face. He jumped as I booped the tip of his nose with my finger.
Lakin’s eyes widened, focusing on me immediately after Mattie had let go of my hand. My heart fluttered at the sight of his crooked smile. I wondered if we would ever grow so used to each other that I wouldn’t have that reaction. I hoped not.
“Do you both understand what we’re doing?” Al asked.
The kids nodded, and suddenly seemed much older than their age. I realized why Al had told Lily they were too young. We could’ve possibly been marching the children to their deaths, and they weren’t questioning a thing.
“Mattie, you’ll be with Angie. Jason, you’re with Al,” Lily explained, still trying to mask the concern in her voice.
“What about Lakin?” I questioned, protectively weaving my arm through his. Al seemed hesitant to meet my eyes.
“He needs to stay here.”
“What?” I exclaimed, my voice harsh and angry.
“He doesn’t have enough experience using his abilities.” Al tried to be as gentle as possible, but it did little to calm the fire that was building up inside of me. ‘He’ll only put us all in more danger… including himself.’
Even though I knew Al was right, I hated the idea of leaving Lakin behind. He’d be safer in the Eden, but we had s pent so much of our lives apart, I was consumed by the concern that we might never see each other again. The thought pulled at my innards like a pack of hungry honey badgers fighting over the
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