Chapter 9

When the weekend arrived I told the girls that I need to understand what my gifts are. So when the situation gets bad I can use them. Preferably to save their lives. They seem ok with but they did remind me of Molly. I nod my head and looked in the mirror. I was tired of long red hair so I took a pair of scissors and cut off a lock of hair. In mere moments my hair grew back. I cut it off again but this time focused on my hair. After two hours of cutting my hair and trying to convince it to remain short. I managed to convince my hair to stop growing and start receed. I focused on my hair to reach shoulder length. I found a girl's fashion magqzine on the floor. They had many styles so I kept looking till i found one I liked. Then I started to put some serious focus till my hair shaped itself exactly like that. I asked the girls what they think and they were impressed. When I looked at the floor. It looked liked Rapunzel finally got a hair cut. I burned every strand and focused my next ability. I want to be able to control when I am camouflaged.

I was reminded that Molly can see through walls and I looked in Molly's direction and saw that she was in the library with Mrs Finch. She was preoccupied with her homework. She kept telling her that she needs to finish this so she can compare notes with a friend as awesome as she is. I explained what I heard and the girls were intrigued. I recalled what made me activate Chameleon mode. I remembered the feeling that coursed through my body. I tried again and my body matched the background. The girls jumped in surprise. I stayed that way for a few more minutes of on and off I remembered what to do without the trigger. So I decided to hold the hands of the girls and try again. It took a few tries to get it right. They stayed invisible as long as they held my hand. The moment they let go they become visible quickly.

I checked to see if Molly was still busy and we decided to go for a picnic. This was allowed as long as we informed the headmistress first. We said it was an exercise so we could bond and understand each other better. We even showed her our bags to prove that we weren't going out to make trouble. She was pleased that unlike the other girls we weren't going for drugs or any other illegal activity. We made sure we weren't followed. I saw from the corner of my that Molly saw us go into to woods. I blurted it out and they said it is problem for later as long as she is busy with her homework. When we reached a place we felt was ok I asked them to tell me what they were craving to eat. They told me they wanted a burger, fries and chocolate milkshake. I ran as fast as my legs would let me. I went to the farthest I could run and came back with their request with the bill as proof. The girls were shocked at how far I went to get them their meal. Not only did I not spill the drink I managed to bring it to them piping hot. We laughed and partied. Finally I heard an echo of a branch snapping in two so I used echolocation to find out who it was. The resonating sound came back showing me a sillouete of a girl my age with a metal arm and metal legs. She found out we were having a picnic and decided to crash it. We had agreed on a hand signal to let each other know that she is here. When I used it they had no clue what I was doing. They thought I was doing charades. So I had to tell them she is in the woods searching for us. I told them how far she was at the time. The place was a mess and we still had to pack everything. Annie was sure that Molly will reach us by the time we are done packing.

I packed everything in record speed. I told them to hold hands and lead them to a safe place that she won't be able to find us. When we were at a safe place. Alice pulled out a pair of binoculars and took a peak. She was amused that Molly couldn't find us. From the looks of it she figured out that she must have stepped on a few branches. The sound of the snap must have gave her away. So she started to focus. So I told everyone to hold hands. They did and we remain perfectly still. Molly looked around. She gave a frustrated look. Then she finally decided to go look in a different path in the hopes of finding us.

We ate our burgers and quickly made it back to our dorms before we got suspended. We met the headmistress and I focused hard and convinced her to lift our punishment. She happily complied with a light warning. The others were impressed that I can make people do whatever I want. They were even more shocked to know that this is the first time I had done. They agreed that this must be for special occasions only.

The bell tower tolled to declare it was twelve o'clock. Meaning it was now lunch time. I was excited when I heard they were serving pasta. I was about to say something when I heard Molly and I decided that I am going to have to find a way to keep an eye on her. I focused on her heartbeat and noticed a slight anomaly. I told the other what I was going to do. The girls seemed to agree with my idea. They thought it might be useful in search and rescue. Molly waited for us to come out. The moment I walked out she swiftly pulled out a knife. I got out of the way and stuck my leg out. She fell down and a knife slipped out of her hand with a clatter. But this didn't deter her. She picked up the knife and tried again. She tried to slash and stab in the hopes of acquiring my blood or at least understand the speed at which I heal. I heard footsteps that meant serious business.

Security saw what she did and they called it in before they approached her. She saw them running to stop her. She stopped her attempts to attack me and ran away. She ran till she reached the mess hall. She tried to walk in but security stopped her from getting in. She was taken to the headmistress's office. So were we. The security showed her the video of Molly attacking us. She asked us why Molly would such a thing and we were as surprised as she was. We pretended to be clueless and she didn't buy it. She turned to ask Molly when her friend Adrian arrived. She started to yell at Molly about how erratic she has been since her accident. The security tried to remove her but the headmistress wouldn't have it. She wanted answers and here it was. Molly tried to stop her friend but she kept going. It is possible that Molly came back to school a little earlier. She was acting crazy lately. So maybe she should not have made the mistake of skipping therapy. This convinced the headmistress to call her dad and have her removed from school.