Chapter 4 Anger and Claws
Rez's P.O.V.
The first two periods were uneventful and fairly boring. When morning tea rolled around it was 1045 hours, 15 minutes until transform, 15 minutes to grab my food and scram somewhere quieter. Damn, I think to myself, you really haven't thought this through Rez, have you? If you start missing school they'll ask questions, send you back to that lab. I start to feel the anger boiling up, proof that I have less than 10 minutes to get out of there. Suddenly one of the popular girls comes up and says snidely to me,
"Scram sleemo, this is our table."
I stand up slowly and look her directly, feeling all my rage being directed at her. "I'm sorry, what did you just call me?" She laughs at me, as if I'm a speck of dirt. She's about to make another sassy remark, when she notices my eyes. They aren't my normal black, they're greeny-yellow, with a thin black pupil in the middle. Oh great, if that's happening I've got about 5 minutes. The girl backs away in shock and then crumples to the ground, unconscious. I could see the word about to form on her lips, monster. I run from the cafeteria as fast as I can, to one of the tool-sheds out the back. I keep checking that no one was following me. As soon as I'm in the shed and the door's closed, I collapse to my knees and let out a blood curdling shriek as I feel the wings and tail grow again.
Mark's P.O.V.
I can see everything from here. I could see the strange yet attractive girl, Rez, I think her name is. Alyra is hassling her about where she's sitting. Usually people just succumb to her, but not Rez apparently. She isn't backing down. Wait, what just happened? Alysa just crumpled to the ground! Where's Rez going? I run after her before Jak can stop me, and follow Rez at a distance so she doesn't know I'm following her. She seems to be heading toward the tool sheds. As she slams the door, I hear an unearthly scream of pain and anger emit from her. I peek through the window and see something I would never have thought I could see. I edge around the side of the shed and open the door a crack. I slip inside the shed and place a hand on her shoulder. She recoils at my touch and flees out the door. I look around for her, not seeing her anywhere, until I look up.