Eccentric Flair Institute, School for the Supernatural.

“Mom it’s just a computer its fine, if you stopped letting me go near them maybe we wouldn’t have to buy them so often.” I spoke to mom closing the lid to the laptop that was now melted, she sighed in frustration. She grew tireder and tireder these days and I knew I was becoming more than a burden to her. “Go have a rest mom, I’ll be fine.” I reassured her and patted her back lightly.

Her tired grey eyes looked up, although she didn’t say it, she was thankful. Her tired features grew more and more noticeable, from the grey hairs to her crow’s feet. I was always told I looked like my mom, I never understood why because I knew I always looked like dad. He and I both shared a light orange head of hair, hazel green eyes and even a tall stature.

“You’re sweet, but I must do some shopping. While I get ready could you go get the mail for me?” Mom never rested, one of her flaws, maybe it was just a flaw in every mom. I scoffed and shook my head as I stood up, “No, why would I do that?” Mom just rolled her eyes making me chuckle as I walk outside. The sun was out but it was slowly descending into the horizon, giving the suburban area a golden tinge.

Rushing down to the letterbox I pulled out a wad of mail and sorted through it, “bills..bills..bills…Aunt Grace… Junk and –.” I stopped sorting through the mail and I stopped walking altogether. A chrome looking letter with my name written on it caught my attention. “C’mon Hogwarts your like 8 years late.” I chuckled to myself and examined the letter more. A coat of arms that looked like an atom and two hands, one black, one white had EFI writing among it. What the hell was EFI?

I began walking again, wondering what this EFI was, maybe it was a university? Walking through the door I handed mom the mail before handing over the one addressed to me. “I was thinking maybe it’s a University, I’ve never seen anything like it before, there’s no seal on the back of it either and it doesn't feel like paper-.” She cut me off quickly, “Sweetie don’t worry about it, I’ve seen it before its just some junk mail – a scam that’s all.” If I was being completely honest, I didn’t believe her at all which I felt horrible for thinking.

Nodding I started to walk upstairs, “I’m a little tired I think I might go to sleep.” I lied, Mom nodded, “of course, I’ll wake you up when Dinner is ready.” She forced a smile, I definitely knew something was up now, I just didn’t know what. It’s not like I could use a computer to google ‘EFI’ which frustrated me. I was barely in my room 5 minutes when I heard mom shouting, I poked my head out of door and sat myself at the top of the stairs. I saw my mom sitting on the sofa, the house phone resting on the coffee table as she held the envelope in her hands. Obviously she was on speaker with Dad.

“Jimmy for godsakes she is not going! Remember what I said when we divorced, she will live her life as a normal teenage girl and you and you’re.. abilities can stay as far away from us as possible! Now that she’s under that schools radar how do I expect her to be normal? They’ll come for her soon enough.”

“The day she had that heart attack you knew, you knew she would never be normal, she hardly eats, everything she touches electronically dies, you had to pull her out of school so she could have said ‘normal life’. Christ Celia, this is all on you, I wanted her to go the moment she was of age-.”

“Don’t you dare pin this on me Jimmy, it’s your fault my daughter has this-.”

“My fault? Maybe if she knew that the myths, the fairy tales, everything she read before bedtime was real from the moment she understood you wouldn’t have this problem Celia! She is a danger to you, to everyone, she doesn’t know what she’s capable of and she sure as hell doesn’t know how to control it. If something were to happen to you at her hands because she didn’t know what she was capable of, that would ruin her Celia. Let me bring Derek and we can all have a family discussion, she deserves to know and you cant stop her from going.”

“I can sure as hell try Jimmy, and don’t think I wont.” I saw mom hang up the phone, Dad was right if I was a threat to someone I deserved to know why. I marched down the stairs, my arms folded over my chest, “Is there something I should know?” I tapped my foot impatiently. I felt cheated, lied too that I was being forced to be something I clearly wasn’t. Mom shook her head but I threw my hands in the air. “Really, you’ve shaped me into the ‘perfect teenage daughter’ when obviously I will never be! Are you ashamed that I’m different? All the talks of ‘being different doesn’t matter’ ‘was just bullshit-.”

I heard her gasp, “Language!” I scoffed and shook my head, “I.Don’t.Give.A.Fuck” I tested her patience and folded my arms again, “I always knew I was different, strange, out of the ordinary, if you wanted a perfect child so bad then why didn’t you keep Derek? but that doesn’t matter, I don’t want your answer, give me the envelope.” I took a step forward, Mom didn’t cower but she threatened to rip it. “Go ahead, do your worst, like you said I’m in their radar now. Which means they won’t stop at nothing until they have me.” Once she realized I was right I saw her grip loosen on the envelope, as she loosened it I pounced forward and wrestled it out of her grip but stopped as a transparent blue light gleamed out of it.

The light shaped itself to a female human form, an elegant looking woman with long silky hair and pointed ears spoke with her hands clasped together behind her back. The woman looked directly at me, as if she was right there, but it was just a hologram. “Darla Hemming, Head Mistress of Eccentric Flair Institute wishes to invite you, Miss Scarlet Nora Genesis as an A – grade superhuman student of EF institute. Where you will learn how to control your genetic abilities and Mutation.”

I couldn’t help but stare, me, a superhuman? I knew I was different but not.. this different. But the nagging thought in the back of my mind told me I knew all along, I was just told people with powers only belonged in books and movies so I brushed it off.

“Your mutation is manifesting remarkably, it is required that you consider this invitation as it can be a risk for not just family but for the world. Orientation is compulsory and we will have a member of our team on the way to obtain you before the new school year begins. Note that EF institute is a boarding school for the Supernatural and extraordinary, others with similar abilities will help make the experience as enjoyable and as educational as possible.

One of our team members has been dispatched and is on their way to you, the orientation will take a day and you are welcome to invite family. Thank you for your time.” She vanished, into thin air, like it was normal, I glanced over at mom who no longer looked serious and angry, but looked scared and anxious.

I felt the opposite, I felt excited, for once something in my life seemed to be looking bright and I could put a name to whatever I had once and for all. “Ring dad, if anyone should come it should be him and Derek.”

Notes

Sorry its a bit slow, trust me, i'll be bringing in everyone shortly, maybe next chapter?
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