Magical Portal

Jinx was a girl about to clock 18 in a few weeks. She has always been anti-social because of some abilities she possessed.

Over time, her abilities became stronger as she aged that she almost couldn't control it. No one wants to get close to her after the accident. She lost all her friends in a bus accident which she was the only survivor, without a single scratch on her body. Ever since then, she has been wondering who or what she was.

At school, everyone would dissociate from her. They believe that nothing good ever comes from being any close to her so they'll stay 10 feets away. They would always call her a psychotic freak. That's why she always sat in the middle of the class. Even her parents keep their distance from her. Her father left when she was only a few days old and her mother would always make up excuses to stay away.

Jinx was already used to it. Her mother would insist on moving every single year. Jinx never knew why and she never bothered to ask since it was good for her. In new places, no one would know about her bad luck

They had just moved to a new neighbourhood located somewhere in New York. As soon as they got there, her mother had already registered her to a new school. After dinner, her mother left the house again. Jinx was left wondering, they just got there, where would her mother know to go to? When she came back, she would ask

Jinx waited for her mother in the living room. She turned off all the lights in order to make her mother think she had gone to bed. It has been a while since they've had a proper conversation since her mom would always find excuses not to. This time, she was determined to find out a few things about herself. Her mother would always tell her that she just has bad luck with people but she believes it's more than that.

Later in the night, she heard the door slowly open. She waited till her mother locked the door before turning on the lights. Her mother was startled. She wanted to rush away but Jinx stopped her.

"Mom, please have a sit" Jinx offered

"Girl, I'm tired right now. We can talk tomorrow, hm?" Her mother refused and wanted to leave again but Jinx stopped her

"That's what you always say. I'll see you tomorrow but tomorrow you'll be gone. I'm not falling for that trick anymore. Sit down! Now!" Jinx demanded

Her mother saw the serious expression on Jinx's face. She was hesitant but she sat down anyway. Jinx sat across from her. She served them a glass of water.

"Now, mother, I'll ask you a series of questions and I expect you to give me the suitable answers"

Her mother nodded

"Who is my father?" Jinx asked. Her mother was startled at the question. She was hesitant to answer. "I've asked you this question before. Since then, you've never talked to me. I want an answer, I deserve to know. Who is he? Where is he? Why did you have me if you didn't want me? You didn't even give me a name! You always call me 'girl'. Is that my name? I need answers, mom"

Her mom stood up instantly and left the house. Jinx turned pale. She was so sad. Rain began to fall slightly outside.

"Why? Why am I deprived of things that I should know? Why is my life like this?" She smashed her hand on the table for a while before she calmed down. "If you won't tell me anything, I'll just have to find out by myself"

With that, she stood up and went to her mother's room. She knew her mom won't be back for sometime, giving her enough time to search every single corner. There were lots of unpacked boxes in her room. Jinx didn't know where to start. She started unboxing each one, arranging her mother's room in the meantime.

Jinx found a old photo album her mom wrapped up. She checked it and found several photos of her and a certain silver haired man with blue eyes. He looks so handsome. She also found a picture of them with two babies. Her mom was holding her while the man was holding the other baby, who also had silver hair.

Jinx was confused. Who could this man be? She suddenly remember that she had to go to school in the morning. She took the photo album to her bedroom. She put it in her backpack and went to bed.

Jinx suddenly found herself in a body of water. She could see clearly and she could breathe too. It was so relaxing. It felt as if all the sadness in her life is being washed away. She swam and swam with the fishes. She swims to the surface. She swam and swam and swam but something was holding her back. She tried to break free but she couldn't.

She suddenly woke up and gasped for air. She checked the time. She was late for school.

She rushed all her chores and rushed her daily hygiene just to get to school at 9 o'clock in the morning on the pink bicycle she stole on her way.

She went into the parking lot to tie it up, that's where a black Maybach almost hit her. She was about to go out and scold the driver when a cute guy came out of it. Looking at him, she couldn't think straight. The weirdest thing was, they were both heading the same way and they were both in a rush to get to class.

"You almost hit me with your car back there" Jinx nervously told him with a blush on her face. What the heck! She was trying to sound serious but she couldn't even make direct eye contact.

"I'm sorry, Miss, I'm in a rush right now. Next time we meet, I'll definitely compensate you. Bye" He went into a classroom.

Jinx almost lost her way. By coincidence, she got to class. But she couldn't concentrate. She was thinking about the guy and planning on seeing him again.

After school, Jinx searched all over for him. She eventually saw him being surrounded by dozens of girls who look like they were going to devour him. He was trying to get away from them. He even told them that his girlfriend is waiting for him and he has to go and pick her up.

Just then, Jinx came into the crowd of girls and stood in front of him. "Remember me?" She asked

"Babe, I'm so sorry. Let's go now" He tried to pull her

"Babe? Are you playing with me feelings?" 'This guy is so unbelievable'

"Is it because I didn't come to pick you up earlier? I'm sorry, these girls want me to cheat on you. Come on, let's go now" He pulled her away and from there, they went to a beach.

The beach was silent and peaceful. It was a secluded part where no one visits. There was no one else on it. They sat down on the white sand and converse for a while.

"Sorry about almost hitting you with a car" He apologized

"Don't beat yourself up about it. Happens all the time. Almost it is. I didn't die at least. I'm jinx by the way"

"Your name sounds intense. I like it. Who gave you that name?" He asked

"I grew up without a name. When I learned to read and write, my mom said I should name myself "

"Cool. I'm Marcus. You can call me Marc. My father gave me that name though" He said and they laughed. They ended up talking till dark.

Jinx and Marcus were still on the beach a few hours till midnight when she felt a familiar power surrounding the beach. Before long, a magical portal came into view. Jinx just knew there was something out of place. Both of them were frozen. No more movement occurred.

A guy and a lady wearing matching uniforms came out of the portal and approached them. They looked a little older than her. Jinx and Marcus held each other close as they moved back from the duo.

"Jinx!" He called her

"Marcus!" She called him

"Did you see what I saw?" Marcus asked

"I saw what you saw. When I asked to live this kind of life behind, this wasn't what I meant"

Jinx and Marcus almost entered each other as they were scared of the approaching duo who were now standing in front of them.

"Lady, kindly follow us without a word " Said the girl but Jinx wasn't ready to move. She held Marcus even closer.

"No! I'm not going anywhere with you. You can go back to where you came from, aliens, before the government spots you and take you to area 52"

"It's 51, Jinx. Area 51" Marcus whisper to her

"Either way, get the fuck away from me"

"She is not going with you and you can't make her" Marcus said. Even though he was scared, he was still trying to sound brave

The guy came forward and blew a little air on his face. Marcus faded away instantly.

"What did you do to him?" Jinx panicked and became angry that her skin turned red in an instant. Everytime she was emotional, her skin colour would change in response to the kind of emotion she has at the moment.

Ignoring her question, the guy dragged her by her arm and threw her into the portal. They appeared in a completely new dimension. Jinx fell from the throw and hit her head on a small rock. She stood up to look at where she was. She was in front of the biggest school she has ever seen. It looked like another country itself.

She looked around and saw people heading into the school. Turns out, she was the last person they were taking in for the next 5 years.

She was too mesmerize about the school that she didn't realize that blood was dripping down her head. Her head throb and she became dizzy, but she shook it off

"Why am I here?" She asked the guy

"Guess!"

"Am I studying here?" She asked the guy

"For the next 4 years you are. Let's go" he answered her. She quietly followed him.

There were so many people ahead of them. They were making such loud noises. Her head began to throb again. The loud noises she was hearing became slow and light. Her vision became blurry. Once again, she shook it off

The school was even bigger on the inside. She was taken through a hallway. Up ahead, there was a door standing alone. There was no building attached to it. They went inside. There was a very large hall inside the door. A lot of people too.

The guy left her and went to stand with a bunch of seniors wearing uniforms. There was an alter in the hall where an old man with long white hair was giving a speech.

'That must be the Dean and those people must be the teachers' she thought. There was a bunch of people, arranged in a line, standing behind him.

"In this school, you'll learn to use your powers in the right way and you'll also learn to control them. You must be wondering why you're here" the old man said

The hall was suddenly filled with large noises as everyone was busy wondering why they've been taken forcefully to this place.

"Black" the old man called out one of the teachers lined up behind him. A man in black came out and shouted making everyone shut their mouth. "SILENCE!!!"

After this was done, the teacher went back into the line of teachers. The old man continues his speech

"Each and everyone of you possess certain abilities. Most of you have realized yours and most of you have not. In these few days, we'll help you realize them and how to properly use them so they won't make you go astray. Remember, if you can't control your power, your power will control you. It's your choice to make whichever works for you"

Jinx's head started throbbing again. The world around her started to spin making her slowly lose her balance. A big buff guy at the back was the first to notice droplets of blood on the ground. He traced it to the back of her head.

The buff guy screamed at the top of his lungs. "BLOOD!!!". This alerted the teachers and the old man. Jinx was still trying to hold her self together but in the end, she couldn't. She felt herself slowly falling to the ground. The man in black teacher was quick to catch her before she fell. He slowly laid her on the ground.

The old man came to check out the situation. "Who is in charge of this girl?" He asked

The guy from earlier came and bow in greetings. "It is I, headmaster"

"What is this, Lucas?" The old man asked

"She was fine when we went to get her"

"What do you mean 'we'? Didn't you go alone like I asked you to?"

"Vivian wanted to come along. She was persistent, I couldn't refuse"

"Okay! Take her to the hospital and you'll both go to detention afterwards" the old man said as he went back to the alter with the man in black teacher

Lucas carried her out of the hall. "Enchiladas!" He called out and a broom came flying towards him. He climbed the broom with her and took her to the hospital building of the school.