Claire’s known these people all her life, yet she’s never felt so uncomfortable being around them. She knows everyone’s watching her, judging her, whispering gossip behind her back. She wishes the ground would just open up beneath her and swallow…
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Serena
Serena’s had a difficult day; her car wouldn’t start and she had to take a cab to work, she spilled coffee on her dress as she was stepping out of the cab, her boss was all over her because she…
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Millicent
Millicent remembers all the days they’d spend together not doing anything and doing everything. She remembers meeting him first thing every morning as he waited for her next to the stables. She remembers picking apples together from the lone apple…
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Definitely Something Magical
Previous Chapters: → I’d Still Like To – Gemini. – Ouch, that’s rough. – Please don’t tell me you believe in that stuff… – No, but it’s kind of fun. – What’s so fun about it? – I don’t know,…
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I’d Still Like To
– Telekinesis. – Really? – Yeah, of course. – That’s kind of boring. – What? No, think about it; it’s basically all the coolest superpowers bundled into one. – How do you mean? – Well, since you can manipulate stuff…
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Charlotte – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
Charlotte was the seventh superhuman ever born; her superpower was integrity. She was immovable on moral compromises, determined and unwavering when she felt challenged, and valiant in the face of unfavorable consequences.
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Andrew – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
Andrew was the sixth superhuman ever born; his superpower was reason. No matter the situation, he always kept a cool head, never lost sight of both sides of an argument, and always pointed out other people’s fallacies. He never managed…
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Do You Want to Leave?
– Mark? – Hey, Cat. What are you doing here? Mark’s sitting at a table on one of the first floor balconies, alone, smoking a cigarette. The balcony’s facing west, away from all the people. – I was just looking…