Purples
by Down Iris and MJ Bears
Chapter 1. Gardening
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I do not have any rights to nor make any money from the characters in this story.
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Purples have the sixth and most rare of abilities, the power to heal. A mysterious man helps two purples escape from their camp.
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My niece and I wrote this together. I took her to see the The Darkest Minds movie and she suggested both the power and writing a story together. She wrote most of it, but I'm posting it on my account because she doesn't have one.
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Erin looked around for her friend Flora. They were the only purples in the camp on an island in Hawaii. Purples were the rarest power, with the ability to heal.
She called her name. "FLORA!" She suddenly stopped when a guard turned the corner.
"Where are you supposed to be?" the guard yelled.
Erin looked down at her feet and said, "Sorry, sir, I'm just headed to my job." As she walked to the garden, she saw Flora humming while planting some sort of vegetable. "Flora!" whisper-shouted Erin.
"Oh, hi," whispered Flora.
Erin opened the gate and kneeled down next to her. "Have you seen Adrian and/or Kiera?" she asked.
"I have no clue where they are," answered Flora.
"Well, I hope they show up soon," Erin said, a bit worried. She glanced around.
"Erin?" asked Flora.
"Yes?"
"Will we ever escape?"
"I doubt it."
Erin looked around again and again. She scrunched up her face. The sun was being really annoying that day. She dug a tiny hole, plopped a seed into it and covered it up. She watered it after.
"You did that wrong," Flora said.
"What did I do wrong?" Erin asked her, shocked.
"Those seeds are supposed to be planted over there," Flora said, pointing.
"Ugh, not again," Erin said, flushed with embarrassment. She dug up the seed and moved it to the right spot. "Happy?" she asked teasingly.
"Yup!" Flora answered.
"SHUT UP!" shouted a guard.
Both of them ducked, wary of punishment. What a fish stick, thought Erin.
Although Erin loved Flora, sometimes they could get into trouble together. One time they got punished and they were starved for two whole days!
"YO!" called a familiar and charming voice. ADRIAN! thought Erin.
"You're not supposed to be here!" Flora yelled quietly.
"Do you know a guy named Dr. Foster?" asked Adrian.
"Nope," both girls replied.
"He's been asking about both of you!"
"So?" Flora asked.
"He said to meet him at the docks? But it's guarded so…"
"How do you know?"
"He was outside of my cabin when I was leaving. He just came up to me and told me."
"So why does he want us to meet him?"
"He wouldn't say, but I could tell that he wasn't from our camp."
Flora perked up. "Could he have snuck in to help us escape?"
Erin snorted. "I doubt it."
"Erin! You need to stop doubting things!" Adrian said.