Krista approached the towering white mansion, shaking slightly with
nervousness. She gulped as she stepped up to the bars of the iron gate and
pressed the intercom.
"H-hello? My n-names Krista C-carison and I'm h-here to talk to R-Ray and B- bobby." She stammered into the intercom. "Come on in." The gates swung wide and Krista stepped nervously through. She started walking slowly up the winding driveway when they closed again with a click. Krista's courage left her and she spun around to leave when someone put a hand on her shoulder.
"Easy. A little jumpy ain't ya?"
It was Ray. Krista tried to stop herself from shaking but she was very very nervous.
"So you decided to come? Tha's cool." He said. "Why don't you come in?"
"Ok." Krista whispered.
Ray lead her up the long driveway to the mansion and her eyes were drawn to the lazars in the grass and the security cameras scanning the place. She pulled her eyes away from all that and when they got to the steps Bobby stepped out.
"Hi Krista! You decided to come huh? You going to join us?" He asked curiously.
"I-I guess so." Krista mumbled.
"Cool!" "What do you want to do first? We talked to the professor already and he said it was ok for you to stay. Want a tour?" Ray asked.
"Ok."
"Common!"
The two boys showed her around the institute and as they went they explained what it was. The Xavier institute was a place for mutants to come and learn how to use and control there problems. But when they told her that the owner of the mansion was the worlds greatest telepath she jerked as if stung.
"What's wrong?" They said stopping in the hall for Krista had not moved another inch.
"I just...don't like telepaths much." Krista said sinking to the floor, shaking badly.
"Why not? You can tell us."
"It's just..." Krista looked at the ground as Ray knelt down beside her.
"Come on, you can trust us. What's so bad about telepaths?"
"I can't trust anyone anymore. Not after all that's happened." Krista mumbled.
"Alright then. We're not going to make you do anything you don't want to. But our offer stays the same, you can trust us whenever you feel like it, if you ever do."
"Thanks." Krista said and stood up. "But I'm not sure about staying in a place run by a telepath, let alone with so many mutants." She mumbled.
"You don't have to stay, but it would be nice if you tried it out." Bobby stated.
"I'll try it, but I can't guarantee I'll stay. Let's just move on with the tour." And they continued walking silently.
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"H-hello? My n-names Krista C-carison and I'm h-here to talk to R-Ray and B- bobby." She stammered into the intercom. "Come on in." The gates swung wide and Krista stepped nervously through. She started walking slowly up the winding driveway when they closed again with a click. Krista's courage left her and she spun around to leave when someone put a hand on her shoulder.
"Easy. A little jumpy ain't ya?"
It was Ray. Krista tried to stop herself from shaking but she was very very nervous.
"So you decided to come? Tha's cool." He said. "Why don't you come in?"
"Ok." Krista whispered.
Ray lead her up the long driveway to the mansion and her eyes were drawn to the lazars in the grass and the security cameras scanning the place. She pulled her eyes away from all that and when they got to the steps Bobby stepped out.
"Hi Krista! You decided to come huh? You going to join us?" He asked curiously.
"I-I guess so." Krista mumbled.
"Cool!" "What do you want to do first? We talked to the professor already and he said it was ok for you to stay. Want a tour?" Ray asked.
"Ok."
"Common!"
The two boys showed her around the institute and as they went they explained what it was. The Xavier institute was a place for mutants to come and learn how to use and control there problems. But when they told her that the owner of the mansion was the worlds greatest telepath she jerked as if stung.
"What's wrong?" They said stopping in the hall for Krista had not moved another inch.
"I just...don't like telepaths much." Krista said sinking to the floor, shaking badly.
"Why not? You can tell us."
"It's just..." Krista looked at the ground as Ray knelt down beside her.
"Come on, you can trust us. What's so bad about telepaths?"
"I can't trust anyone anymore. Not after all that's happened." Krista mumbled.
"Alright then. We're not going to make you do anything you don't want to. But our offer stays the same, you can trust us whenever you feel like it, if you ever do."
"Thanks." Krista said and stood up. "But I'm not sure about staying in a place run by a telepath, let alone with so many mutants." She mumbled.
"You don't have to stay, but it would be nice if you tried it out." Bobby stated.
"I'll try it, but I can't guarantee I'll stay. Let's just move on with the tour." And they continued walking silently.
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