Chapter 6

"Wait, Whaaat!" I cried out in shock. "What kind of question is that?" I asked with a hint of anger. I stood up looking at them, "Zero calm~" "You can't just ask someone that!" I yelled. "Zero!" The Head Matron Boomed. "Calm down and let them explain please" She begged of me. "I mean look at them you scared them," I looked at them and saw that they were indeed frightened of my behaviour. I mumbled out a word of acknowledgement and sit down.

"Please Zero, we really are just wondering and want to know if you do" Mrs Lucy asked and explained. 'Can't really say no can I, man that's a pitiful expression' I thought with a frown on my face. "Fine, I will tell you, but don't say I didn't warn you," I stare directly into the married couples eyes, seeing them nod, I sighed heavily. "When I was younger, like between the age two and six, I would always hope my family was out there looking for me. It wasn't until I turned six years old, I was told that my parents had died the year I was born and I was never given the details as to how." Taking in a deep breathe, I look at their expressions only seeing sadness on them, my eye twitching a bit in irritation I continue telling them a bit of my story.

"After that I grew hope that someone would adopt me until I began to realise the other children's behaviour towards me and because of that the soon-to-be parents who were adopting thought I was a problem child. It hit me like a ton of bricks when I saw how the others act around me and I began to close myself off, letting go of my hope of ever getting a family. Burying myself fully into my studies and doing my research." Seeing tears in Mrs Lucy's eye I decided not to go into the more depressed part of my story.

"By the time I was eight I had my level three and something strange started happening that year" James and Lucy were on the edge of the sofa, acting a bit desperate to know more. "That was the year Marina started having nightmares about seeing a dark shadow in her room right?" Head mused and asked. "Yes, but she wasn't the only one. Michael and Jesse had the same nightmare a few days after Marina, then she started having that nightmare three times a week and the boys once a month" I answered with a cold, serious face.

"It was because of that I decided to investigate further and a few weeks later a matron had the same nightmare. I was the only one to get her out of it by saying three words , while holding her forehead." They looked surprised, even the Head matron as she didn't know that fact.

"So that is why you were so shocked and upset when I asked you that question," James asked. "Yes and no one has ever asked me that question before, they just whisper behind my back saying I'll never get adopted and other stuff," I say to them tonelessly. "And please don't pity me, I hate it" You could hear the venom in my voice as I glared, knowing they would of given me a hug out of pity.