Hey! I'm Wallaby S., and this is a story I've been working on for a while. It's called Shift. It starts with Kai Rudynski, a high school student about to graduate. He's a Shifter, a being able to bend time and space to their will. He's full of untamed, unharnessed, raw power. I hope you enjoy this, because it took me a while. Happy reading!...
Ch. 1 Start
It all started when I was little. My family and I were a normal family. Until things started to happen...
I was in my 8th grade class, being roughed up by the bully, Bryan. "Leave me alone…" I said. "Huh what you gunna do about it?" he chuckled. The teacher separated us. It was my daily ritual, get up, go to school, learn, get kicked around, and then leave. I felt like today was different. We were dismissed and I noticed someone in the corner. It was Valeri Curtina, the quiet girl of the class. Never spoke, never made a sound. Bryan was trying to rough her up now. "Hey why don't you talk?" he asked. "Hey lets beat her up until she talks." They started to push her around. Being a guy, you wouldn't let something like that happen. I felt something deep inside me awaken.
"Hey Bryan!" I tapped his shoulder. As he spun around, I tried hitting him. Now that had no effect, so he punched me square in the jaw. "I don't have time for wimps like you. Take care of him, guys." Bryan's henchmen came walking towards me. I saw Bryan slap Valeri across the face and she landed on the floor. This time something happened. Something changed in my mind. Something snapped. I ran towards them. The first person I hit flew straight through the wall and into the classroom. The second one took a swing at me, but I was already behind him. He turned and I slapped him in the back of his head. He slammed against the lockers and dropped, unconscious. Bryan took out his pocket knife and tried to cut me. I jumped and kicked him in the face. He flew back and skidded to a halt. Suddenly it felt as though my hands were being controlled. I brought them up and slammed them down. At the same time, a chunk of the roof broke off and slammed down right in front of Bryan. He ran down the hall and out of the school. "Hey Valeri, are you alright?" I inquired. I turned to look at her. She was gone.
Apparently Bryan had called the police, so my usual walk home was, well, a little hectic. Jumping from car to car isn't as easy as it looks. But that's another story. So I arrived home, and I guess at record speed because I checked the clock before I left and it was only 3:03. I had to climb the wall to get into my window, since my parents wouldn't open the door. I guess they had heard what had happened. I hopped in my room, packed as many things as I could, and booked it out of there.
Recently I've been hiding under the false name Joey Sayr. I've been attending a high school in Los Angeles, California for 2 years now. Hiding in a concrete jungle is probably the safest thing you can do. I've been making money by publishing self-help books (ironic, eh?). It hasn't been easy, but it will do. I don't know when they'll come looking for me. Hopefully I'll be able to graduate this time…
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