Kinesis by Ethan Spier

Author:Ethan Spier [Spier, Ethan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Tags: Science Fiction
Published: 2012-01-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Autumn, 1981

The object rotates slowly as the boy looks on with huge, fascinated eyes. He sits on the edge of his bed and performs this magical trick for himself. No one else knows what he can do and it feels good to have such a secret. He has come close to telling his best friend or his brother on a number of occasions, but decided against it. What he can do is special enough, but it feels even more fantastic when he is the only person who knows.

The object is the boy's school bag. It is full of textbooks, folders and his lunch for the upcoming school day and it is heavy. But it feels as light as if it were a helium filled balloon when using his mind. He turns his wrist clockwise, rotating his hand in a steady, circular motion. The bag begins to spin, hovering, as if suspended by an invisible thread from the boy's bedroom ceiling. He turns his hand anti-clockwise and the bag obeys, slowly beginning to rotate in the opposite direction. The boy looks over to the desk in the corner of his room. A globe sits next to the container of pens on his desk. The boy glances back at his school bag, turning gently in the air, controlled by his right hand then he raises his left arm and gestures. The globe begins to spin, as if controlled by some kind of motorised device inside. As it spins, the boy turns his left hand, palm facing up and raises it slightly. The globe, still spinning on its axis, begins to rise from the surface of the desk.

The boy delights in watching the two objects hover and rotate around the room, controlled with such little effort. He has been practicing his new skill every day for several weeks and is becoming better. Controlling objects with his mind and moving items around his room with greater ease. He looks back in the direction of his desk and, with a flick of his little finger, his small wooden chair lifts from the red carpet. The boy feels an energy run through him and he closes his eyes as the three objects glide in front of him.

There is a noise from outside his closed bedroom door and his eyes flick open again. Creaking wood outside; someone is coming up the stairs. He gestures several times and the chair and globe glide swiftly back to their resting places. The bag, still spinning a few feet above the boys head moves sideways. The boy flicks his wrist and the bag drops onto the bed next to him as his father enters the room.

"Harry is here," the boy's father says in a monotone. The boy nods, picks up his school bag and follows his father down the stairs. Harry is the boy's best friend and he calls for him every morning on his way to school. The boy reaches the front door and sees his friend standing in his school uniform.

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