What They Can't See
By Angharad Marared Rhodri Gwynedd
A/N: the following comments are true.
I didn't ask to be psychic. Least, that's what Ma calls it. Whenever I knew something would happen, she told me not to worry about it, to worry about stuff that I can control. But it's still nerve-wracking, knowing that something's going to happen and not being able to do anything about it.
Sometimes I'm not even sure if it's my imagination or not. Like when I see soldiers dying in the jungles. And then we get those same soldiers here at the 4077th. But sometimes it's handy, like when we get choppers here.
People say that if you're psychic, you already know everything that will happen. That's a lie. A complete, utter lie. You don't know everything that will happen. You only get the big events, like a tour boat overturning or a horse winning the Kentucky Derby/Triple Crown or schools getting held hostage. And it only happens when you're calm and your mind's clear. Like right on the borderline of sleep.
After major tragic events happen that affect the world the skeptics blame people like me and demand to know why we weren't there when they needed us. I can tell you that answer right now: It's because you don't know if what you're seeing is true or not. Or if it'll even happen. Or if people will believe you, because a lot of people don't believe in this stuff. And you never know when visions will strike, as I call it. People who don't have this ability don't understand these feelings, but those of you who are like me will.