She Came From The Sky
by Lyda Mae (Ravendove) Huff
Chapter One
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Hira Benyamin had been born a Bedouin. She had lived in the holy land where prophets walked. Blood feuds and war had nearly exterminated her tribe three years ago. It had robbed her of everything but her life. When peace keeping forces had found her near death she had cried out to them to let her die as well.
They had refused, and one man taking pity on the orphan girl of the desert had arranged for her adoption. His family was one of wealth in America. His service to that land an act of patriotism instead of need. His name was Michael Skousen, an army Colonel with privileged life and a wife Nancy back home with an empty house since their own children had grown.
She had been permitted to retain her name and had been given access to doctors and tutors. She had learned English and her body had grown stronger though it was forever broken. Then her benefactor had learned of the abilities she had kept hidden.
The things she had been able to do since she was small, and had learned early on not to let others see. Where it had made others frantic and caused them to think that the girl was possessed of demons, Uncle Mike had been ecstatic. He had called her gifted and helped her to develop them so she could do things that compensated for what her body now lacked.
Then he had come to her with brochures for a school. A special school in the sky, where they could teach her to use her powers for even more things.
At first she had refused and continued with her tutors. The new school year had began and she had though that would be the end of it, but as the days passed she saw sadness is the eyes of the man who had given her so much.
In early October she had agreed to visit this school in the sky. The next day her Uncle and her had boarded an unassuming school bus. Then after being catapulted into the sky they landed on a platform the hovered above the clouds.
They were met by a woman who introduced herself as Principal Powers. The other students were in class when they were esscorted to the gymnasium. So they did not see her Uncle roll her wheel chair off of the bus and down the halls. She had worn her best slacks and tunic of lilac silk. Her black hajab covered her dark hair and the scars on her neck. The simple blanket covering her legs was a patchwork quilt that her Aunt Nancy had made for her. The shawl on her shoulders was of a lilac and blue print.
In the gymnasium was a man called Couch Boomer. He was loud and quite rude. "Are we now admitting cripples at midterm?" he asked in a haughty voice.
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