Chapter 4
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Ray carried the passed out Otto, as well as some of his things, to his car. In his hand was a card he had ever since Otto came into his life. The card for the place that could help him out.
"Dad, where are you taking Otto? Please don't send him to one of those labs or something." Reggie and the others ran outside.
"It's not a lab, it's a facility for people just like him. I never thought I would have to use this." Ray looked at Breezy. "Look after them while I'm gone."
"Reconsider what you might be putting Otto into. We don't know anything about this place." Sam told him.
"Believe me guys, I've run this through my mind. There's no other way. If he stays, he could really hurt someone."
Twister was staying silent throughout the whole thing. Reggie and Sam figured it was from the shock of losing his best friend. As Ray stepped into the car, Twister raised his hand to wave.
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Otto woke up inside the car. He rubbed his eyes, wondering where he was going. None of his friends were there and the roads looked unfamiliar.
"Where are you taking me?" Otto asked.
"See for yourself." Ray said as the car stopped. "I phoned ahead, they're expecting you. I'm sorry I had to do this, believe me I love you and despite what you think you are my son."
"Whatever. Just leave." Otto muttered, stepping out of the car to grab his things. A woman stepped out of the building to greet him.
"Welcome, you must be Otto Rocket. I know you must be scared. Thinking we are something off the X files. Yes, we have a lab, but only to study your capabilities. My name-"
"I already know, it's Breezy. How did you get here? I didn't know you worked here?" Otto looked up at the woman, a striking resemblance to the person who was at his house.
The woman didn't seem surprised he knew her name, she lead him into the building. "I should be used to these psychic kids by now. Though your dad only said you had psychokinetic abilities. Do you have premenitions aswell?"
"No I don't. I already know you. Is the whole Sales rep thing a cover up?" Otto looked along the walls, pictures of people stared back at him. He was lead up the stairs to his room.
"I've never been a sales rep and I have never met you before." She suddenly had a thought. "Unless my sister is using my name for some unknown purpose. Anna was always weird that way."
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Otto woke up in the morning. He tried to open his door, but it was locked. "Great I'm in a prison!" Suddenly the door opened and a bunch of kids and teens all flooded into the hallway.
Otto watched them, curious as to where they were going. Suddenly, a boy about his age came up to him. "Hey, I'm Jack. You're new to the system here. The doors are locked at night and opened at breakfast, the reason being that people with powers like ours can really make a mess. Follow me." He started walking down the hallway. "I'm telepathic and without this training I was picking up all sorts of messages from other people's minds. Nearly drove me insane."
"I'm psychokinetic. I move things and sometimes blow them up. So what happens at this place." Otto followed Jack through a pair of doors. It looked like a very small camp cafeteria.
"Well, if you're in reasonable control, you're free to do whatever you want. If you're out of control, then they try and rehabilitate you so you don't kill yourself. Once they feel you're in control, they let you go home." Jack handed Otto a tray.
Otto only wanted some toast, he found a seat and spotted a camera watching them. "This camera thing is totally bogus. What's the point?" Otto willed the knife to butter his toast for him.
"So they can study us, I guess. Speaking of which, every day you have to go to the lab so they can see your progress. They have to get an idea of what they're dealing with. You could be here for a week, month or even year. I'm almost ready to go back home." Jack looked down at Otto's toast. "I wish I had powers like yours. Or even be as good a telepathic as this guy they called Sputz. They say you couldn't understand a word he said, but was a great telepathic. Could handle my problems with a breeze."
"I know him! He lives near me. Hangs out with my best friends brother. Real jerk. I'll remember what you said. To think all this time I've known him he's known exactely what we thought. No wonder Lars whomps us all the time." Otto explained, eating his breakfast. "I'm sure you'll be out before you know it."
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"I've already explained it to them and you. I did what i had to do." Ray cried out
"I can't believe it. Christmas of all times. The kid probably thinks he doesn't have a friend in the world."
"Whether he stayed or not he still thinks that anyway. The kids are mad at me, you're mad at me. I don't know why you care so much. He's my kid. I have to live with the guilt of sending him away. No-one seems to understand that." Ray sat down on the couch.
Anna was really mad at Ray. He had no idea that she could relate to his situation. Though she thought leaving Otto was good for both of them, the guilt soon caught up with her. The whole reason she came to Ocean Shores and changed her name was to see Otto, without him knowing that she was his mother. After her divorce from James, her son was all she had left. Living with guilt for many years, she wanted to see how her baby boy had turned out and Ray had just taken that away from her.
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Ray carried the passed out Otto, as well as some of his things, to his car. In his hand was a card he had ever since Otto came into his life. The card for the place that could help him out.
"Dad, where are you taking Otto? Please don't send him to one of those labs or something." Reggie and the others ran outside.
"It's not a lab, it's a facility for people just like him. I never thought I would have to use this." Ray looked at Breezy. "Look after them while I'm gone."
"Reconsider what you might be putting Otto into. We don't know anything about this place." Sam told him.
"Believe me guys, I've run this through my mind. There's no other way. If he stays, he could really hurt someone."
Twister was staying silent throughout the whole thing. Reggie and Sam figured it was from the shock of losing his best friend. As Ray stepped into the car, Twister raised his hand to wave.
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Otto woke up inside the car. He rubbed his eyes, wondering where he was going. None of his friends were there and the roads looked unfamiliar.
"Where are you taking me?" Otto asked.
"See for yourself." Ray said as the car stopped. "I phoned ahead, they're expecting you. I'm sorry I had to do this, believe me I love you and despite what you think you are my son."
"Whatever. Just leave." Otto muttered, stepping out of the car to grab his things. A woman stepped out of the building to greet him.
"Welcome, you must be Otto Rocket. I know you must be scared. Thinking we are something off the X files. Yes, we have a lab, but only to study your capabilities. My name-"
"I already know, it's Breezy. How did you get here? I didn't know you worked here?" Otto looked up at the woman, a striking resemblance to the person who was at his house.
The woman didn't seem surprised he knew her name, she lead him into the building. "I should be used to these psychic kids by now. Though your dad only said you had psychokinetic abilities. Do you have premenitions aswell?"
"No I don't. I already know you. Is the whole Sales rep thing a cover up?" Otto looked along the walls, pictures of people stared back at him. He was lead up the stairs to his room.
"I've never been a sales rep and I have never met you before." She suddenly had a thought. "Unless my sister is using my name for some unknown purpose. Anna was always weird that way."
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Otto woke up in the morning. He tried to open his door, but it was locked. "Great I'm in a prison!" Suddenly the door opened and a bunch of kids and teens all flooded into the hallway.
Otto watched them, curious as to where they were going. Suddenly, a boy about his age came up to him. "Hey, I'm Jack. You're new to the system here. The doors are locked at night and opened at breakfast, the reason being that people with powers like ours can really make a mess. Follow me." He started walking down the hallway. "I'm telepathic and without this training I was picking up all sorts of messages from other people's minds. Nearly drove me insane."
"I'm psychokinetic. I move things and sometimes blow them up. So what happens at this place." Otto followed Jack through a pair of doors. It looked like a very small camp cafeteria.
"Well, if you're in reasonable control, you're free to do whatever you want. If you're out of control, then they try and rehabilitate you so you don't kill yourself. Once they feel you're in control, they let you go home." Jack handed Otto a tray.
Otto only wanted some toast, he found a seat and spotted a camera watching them. "This camera thing is totally bogus. What's the point?" Otto willed the knife to butter his toast for him.
"So they can study us, I guess. Speaking of which, every day you have to go to the lab so they can see your progress. They have to get an idea of what they're dealing with. You could be here for a week, month or even year. I'm almost ready to go back home." Jack looked down at Otto's toast. "I wish I had powers like yours. Or even be as good a telepathic as this guy they called Sputz. They say you couldn't understand a word he said, but was a great telepathic. Could handle my problems with a breeze."
"I know him! He lives near me. Hangs out with my best friends brother. Real jerk. I'll remember what you said. To think all this time I've known him he's known exactely what we thought. No wonder Lars whomps us all the time." Otto explained, eating his breakfast. "I'm sure you'll be out before you know it."
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"I've already explained it to them and you. I did what i had to do." Ray cried out
"I can't believe it. Christmas of all times. The kid probably thinks he doesn't have a friend in the world."
"Whether he stayed or not he still thinks that anyway. The kids are mad at me, you're mad at me. I don't know why you care so much. He's my kid. I have to live with the guilt of sending him away. No-one seems to understand that." Ray sat down on the couch.
Anna was really mad at Ray. He had no idea that she could relate to his situation. Though she thought leaving Otto was good for both of them, the guilt soon caught up with her. The whole reason she came to Ocean Shores and changed her name was to see Otto, without him knowing that she was his mother. After her divorce from James, her son was all she had left. Living with guilt for many years, she wanted to see how her baby boy had turned out and Ray had just taken that away from her.
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