Ava’s fingers inched their way up the girl’s neck, every couple of inches she would jam their pointed tip into the skin. Every time the nail pierced, more air flowed in and out, suddenly her legs began to tingle. Looking down, she saw a thick blade of green protrude from each of her legs, they resembled soft rays of a fish. Ava pushed against the girl forcing her to swim on her own. Penelope tried to stand on the floor, but there was thick slime being secreted from her legs and feet. She looked to her teacher for guidance, there was a stern grimace coating her expression. Penelope withdrew slightly What am I? The voice that entered her mind wasn’t that of a beloved teacher, but a wild beast composed entirely of hatred, it spat one phrase into
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A small speck of blood lay on the floor where Edgar had fallen. She knew she ought not check on them, but she spent too many years trying to be a healer and it felt wrong not to. Gliding lightly across the floors, Penelope headed for the infirmary, she stayed away from anything that would attract attention. For now, she wanted to stay hidden from everyone and everything, she even put in an effort to avoid the cameras. Using all of her energy, she concentrated on being invisible, the infirmary was close by. Penelope stopped in her tracks, she could hear footsteps drawing near. Cleo’s voice came from around the corner, it gave Penelope just enough time to crouch down below eye level. Thomas’s lab coat brushed against Penelope’s face “No, I don’t think we should expel her. I think we should have told her the truth about everything from the beginning. How are we ever going to grow if we can’t trust the people we choose?” Cleo was acting as a counterargument, “Yes, Thomas. But we didn’t choose her, William did. Did you even hear the song she was singing?” Thomas shook his head “A coincidence.” Cleo’s voice shook slightly “Of course it’s a coincidence. But, I don’t want a constant reminder walking around our Residence.” Thomas brushed her cheek with his knuckles “It’s not our Residence. We must remember that, if this is ever going to work. We can’t afford to start over.” Their voices faded as they turned a corner and Penelope lifted herself from the
A small speck of blood lay on the floor where Edgar had fallen. She knew she ought not check on them, but she spent too many years trying to be a healer and it felt wrong not to. Gliding lightly across the floors, Penelope headed for the infirmary, she stayed away from anything that would attract attention. For now, she wanted to stay hidden from everyone and everything, she even put in an effort to avoid the cameras. Using all of her energy, she concentrated on being invisible, the infirmary was close by. Penelope stopped in her tracks, she could hear footsteps drawing near. Cleo’s voice came from around the corner, it gave Penelope just enough time to crouch down below eye level. Thomas’s lab coat brushed against Penelope’s face “No, I don’t think we should expel her. I think we should have told her the truth about everything from the beginning. How are we ever going to grow if we can’t trust the people we choose?” Cleo was acting as a counterargument, “Yes, Thomas. But we didn’t choose her, William did. Did you even hear the song she was singing?” Thomas shook his head “A coincidence.” Cleo’s voice shook slightly “Of course it’s a coincidence. But, I don’t want a constant reminder walking around our Residence.” Thomas brushed her cheek with his knuckles “It’s not our Residence. We must remember that, if this is ever going to work. We can’t afford to start over.” Their voices faded as they turned a corner and Penelope lifted herself from the