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Chapter 3
Leara's face lit up; the white coats were in frenzy, too worried about the other experiments. She slowly pushed her crate door opened and stepped out. She stretched and looked outside. The kids outdoors were finishing their job. Leara had a sudden epiphany: what if she was to escape with these kids?
A door next to the window set off an alarm as she barged through. A couple of kids were already in the air. As two more were beginning to take off, she yelled, "Hey! Wait!"
The girl closest to her age turned around and gave a surprised look. "You... But, Jeb... I thought there were no more recombinant experiments... What is going on?!" Leara just shrugged her shoulders. "Alright then... Well, I guess we could always take another. C'mon; let's go. Just try to keep up with us; we like to fly a little fast."
"Umm... That's the problem. I kind of... don't know how. You think you guys could maybe show me how?" Leara's cheeks turned a little pink. All six of the kids gave a shocked look. Leara blushed even deeper when she saw one of the boy's faces; he was... attractive.
"Well, I suppose that shouldn't surprise me. Umm... How about you try to run, jump, and just try to flap your wings? Fang, if she starts to lose altitude, help her out, okay?" The girl turned around and Leara watched carefully as she took off. Fang landed near her and watched her.
Leara took a deep breath and began to sprint. She let her wings spread out, and the wind blew through her feathers, making her feel alive and free. She closed her eyes and jumped. The muscles along her shoulders pumped, so she could feel her wings moving in a rhythm up and down. She opened her eyes, and saw the ground about seven feet below her. She pounded her fist into the air, but started to fall a little.
She felt a hand come up and grab one of her elbows and pull her higher. She looked and blushed when it was Fang. He gave her a sideways glance and said, "You really do have to keep your focus or you'll fall. Just work on flapping and keeping yourself in the air. I'm Fang, by the way."
Leara nodded and replied, "I'm Leara..."