The Battle by Jennifer Torres

Author:Jennifer Torres [Torres, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-62285-188-1
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Going Back

Bright sunlight poured in through the window of Tim’s room. The rain had finally stopped. It looked like it was going to be a beautiful day here on Earth.

Tim jumped out of bed and showered. Today, Rusty was meeting him and the rest of the kids from Briny Deep for another meeting. And he said it was a very important meeting, so no one should be late.

Every meeting they had seemed to be an important meeting.

As he walked out his door and down the hall, he noticed how neat and clean everything was. He didn’t mind it here. He actually really liked it a lot. The huge building was like a little town or a city. He had his friends here with him. There were places to eat and a lot of nice rooms to meet with the others to hang out and relax.

Tim had no idea when they would all go live at their own homes.

Now that they knew about their special abilities, they were all being studied by the scientists here. Over the last week, they each had to take silly tests and answer a lot of questions every day. But he didn’t really mind. Everyone was very nice about it, and they were even trying to help him control his ability.

Being able to hear someone else’s thoughts was not something he considered a gift. Most of the time, it filled his head with jumbled words when he walked by a group of people, and he couldn’t really make out who was thinking what.

But the scientists were starting to show him how to control it. Soon, they said, he would be able to turn it on and off. Tim definitely wanted to turn it off.

They also said that he would be able to make the things he heard clearer so that they made more sense. Tim trusted them. But he kind of wished he had Max’s power—strength. Now that was cool! He also wondered what powers Eva, Anthony, and Luke had. He would have to ask them today.

Tim took the elevator down to the bottom floor. There was a big room there where they had lots of meetings. He walked in and saw Rusty and Luke sitting at a table in the back. Luke looked upset. They were talking so low, Tim could not hear what they were saying.

“Tim,” Rusty called over. “Come in, join us.”

Emily and Isabelle were arm-in-arm, laughing and smiling. It was nice to see them so happy. Max and Luke each grabbed a seat close to the door. Rusty walked over to Luke and put a hand on his shoulder, then walked to the podium at the very front of the room. Eva and Anthony walked in last—they seemed to have become really good friends now.

“Thank you everyone for joining me,” Rusty began. “I know many of you are missing your parents from Briny Deep.”

“I am,” Emily said.

“Me, too,” Eva added.

“Yeah, I think we all miss our parents,” Anthony chimed in.

“Well, I want you to know that they will all be here soon,” Rusty said.

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