A Visionary
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Every time Teli called up the time on her internal clock and read it in the corner of her
cornea, it was at most a minute later then when she had last used it. Teli sighed; the
nights were long when she couldn't sleep - which was often. She was waiting for it to be
1:00 when she knew all would surely be asleep and she could rise in peace to write.
12:58. Close enough.
"Dear Angel,
I figured we'd be getting to know each other pretty good, so I thought I'd fill ya
in on some back ground of mine. Especially since I realized I've already mentioned them
and haven't explained... You see, I have these... powers. And we're not talking normal
human stuff here. I'll go chronologically...
The fist 'power' (maybe I should say ability) I found was my eyesight. I was at a Christmas
parade with my dad - it was the first one Brian had ever been to. Actually, it was only
the second one I'd ever been to - after the US came out of the depression it took a while
for the old customs to come back. Anyway, I'm straying from my story. So, we're at this
parade, moms got Brian and I'm sitting on my dad's shoulders, happy as could be. Well, we
see the big sled start drifting along in the distance (and I'm talking a good quarter mile
away) and I'm wishing I could see it better. I strained and strained my eyes to see it
better. That's when it happened. All of a sudden my vision blurred and zoomed in. I
could see Santa clear as could be. Course, I was all excited about this - I saw the big
man before my little bro after all! So, I said "Mommy! Santa's got reindeer on his buttons!"
Proud as could be of knowing that little detail first. I'll never forget the look she shot my
father as she replied, "I'm sure he does sweetie." My vision had
returned to normal by then and I looked back, surprised to find Santa so far off again.
Well, after that I practiced this 'zoom vision' thing until I'd gotten it down pat.
Course, I didn't tell anyone, I remembered all too clearly the look on my mother's face.
Soon after that I discovered my inferred vision. Yeah, inferred. I went to pick up a bowl
of soup, fresh out of the microwave (they finally came back!) and again, suddenly my vision
switched to all these colors - the bowl being quite red, indicating it was hot. Don't ask
me how; I don't even pretend to understand it. Maybe once I'd found the zoom function it
was easier to find the others... yeah, I said others - I can also see quite easily in the
dark, not to mention my retinal clock. Who knows if there are other functions I haven't
found yet... anyway, it's not like I'll be telling anyone.
I'll save some more for next time.
-- Teli"
Teli signed her name with a flourish, happy to have relieved some of her secrets to the journal.
She looked out her window over the sleepy mountain town with a sigh.
****
Every time Teli called up the time on her internal clock and read it in the corner of her
cornea, it was at most a minute later then when she had last used it. Teli sighed; the
nights were long when she couldn't sleep - which was often. She was waiting for it to be
1:00 when she knew all would surely be asleep and she could rise in peace to write.
12:58. Close enough.
"Dear Angel,
I figured we'd be getting to know each other pretty good, so I thought I'd fill ya
in on some back ground of mine. Especially since I realized I've already mentioned them
and haven't explained... You see, I have these... powers. And we're not talking normal
human stuff here. I'll go chronologically...
The fist 'power' (maybe I should say ability) I found was my eyesight. I was at a Christmas
parade with my dad - it was the first one Brian had ever been to. Actually, it was only
the second one I'd ever been to - after the US came out of the depression it took a while
for the old customs to come back. Anyway, I'm straying from my story. So, we're at this
parade, moms got Brian and I'm sitting on my dad's shoulders, happy as could be. Well, we
see the big sled start drifting along in the distance (and I'm talking a good quarter mile
away) and I'm wishing I could see it better. I strained and strained my eyes to see it
better. That's when it happened. All of a sudden my vision blurred and zoomed in. I
could see Santa clear as could be. Course, I was all excited about this - I saw the big
man before my little bro after all! So, I said "Mommy! Santa's got reindeer on his buttons!"
Proud as could be of knowing that little detail first. I'll never forget the look she shot my
father as she replied, "I'm sure he does sweetie." My vision had
returned to normal by then and I looked back, surprised to find Santa so far off again.
Well, after that I practiced this 'zoom vision' thing until I'd gotten it down pat.
Course, I didn't tell anyone, I remembered all too clearly the look on my mother's face.
Soon after that I discovered my inferred vision. Yeah, inferred. I went to pick up a bowl
of soup, fresh out of the microwave (they finally came back!) and again, suddenly my vision
switched to all these colors - the bowl being quite red, indicating it was hot. Don't ask
me how; I don't even pretend to understand it. Maybe once I'd found the zoom function it
was easier to find the others... yeah, I said others - I can also see quite easily in the
dark, not to mention my retinal clock. Who knows if there are other functions I haven't
found yet... anyway, it's not like I'll be telling anyone.
I'll save some more for next time.
-- Teli"
Teli signed her name with a flourish, happy to have relieved some of her secrets to the journal.
She looked out her window over the sleepy mountain town with a sigh.