Hey guys, I didn't like how I rushed into the story before. I don't think it was that good. So I've re-written it so you get to know a bit more about Electra's past. Hope you enjoy.
Today was supposed to be a special day. Well, that's what Jack's dad had told him at two-thirty that morning. Though it's kind of hard to remember exactly as it was early and he was only three, but he was pretty sure it was something along those lines. Though he did start doubting this when he heard his mom screaming and his dad on the phone to call for a doctor.
Jack scrambled over to his mom who lay in the middle of her king size bed, covered in sweat and panting slightly. He clutched at her hand.
"Mommy?" His voice shaking with panic. "Mommy, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the baby?"
His mom chuckled. "No there's nothing wrong with the baby, Jack," she moved her free hand to stroke his face to calm him down. "It's going to be here soon, Jack, that's all. You're going to meet your little brother or sister." Living in the Satellite there was little medical technology so they didn't know what gender the baby was going to be. It was just plain luck that they knew a doctor.
Jack's dad walked into the room and placed a hand on Jack's shoulder. "Jack, can you wait outside for Doctor Schmidt please. When he arrives could you wait outside as well."
Jack was confused as to why he wasn't aloud to be in the room when his new sibling arrived, but seeing the panicked look on his fathers face made him leave the room. He walked into the living room and sat on the sofa looking outside. The baby couldn't have chosen a worse day for arriving, with rain lashing down at the windows, thunder crashing and lightning illuminating the sky, Jack could tell Doctor Schmidt would be a while before reaching them.
The house was a little distant from the main slums of the Satellite, with it being surrounded by trees. It was considered a luxury to live where they lived. A three bedroomed detached house that was completely intact with no damage to the structure. It also had heating, hot water and electricity. Jack was pretty sure that it was the best house in the whole of Satellite.
Their closest neighbour was a woman in her early thirties. She was tanned and had dark shoulder length hair and she always wore the same brown dress with a white apron. Martha took care of the orphans of Satellite. "No-one should not have a place to call home," that's what she says. Half of her home was converted into a doctors clinic as she lived with Doctor Schmidt.
Jack was pulled from his thoughts when he heard a loud banging from the hallway. Knowing that it was Doctor Schmidt, he ran to open it so he could help his mom. He showed the doctor to his parents bedroom before walking back into his own. He knew he wouldn't be able to get back to sleep, there was too much going on for that to happen any time soon, so he lay on his bed staring at the ceiling thinking about his new sibling. Would it like him? Would it like the things he did?
So many questions were racing around in his head that he nearly didn't notice that it had gone quiet. He sat up slowly, looking at the door.
Then he heard a cry. More specifically, a baby's cry.
His face lit up at the sound and he ran into his parents bedroom to see the baby. His mom lay in bed cradling the very tiny baby. Jack crawled carefully onto the bed and peered at its face. The baby opened its brilliant purple eyes, identical to the ones staring back.
"Jack meet you new sister, Electra," His mom smiled.
OK I know it's a short first chapter, but I swear it will get better. Enjoy :D
