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Chapter 3
The Meeting
"Uh…um…well..." I stuttered, I never really thought of what I should say to him, If we ever met. "Kid, it's a simple question." He replied. "Well…I…I…" I kept wanting to say something good like you should know who I am, or tell him my name or anything, but no words would form out of my lips. No matter what I did it always came out as 'um' or 'well'. After about five minutes of torture, I just got up and ran out of there. "Great, I just met my father or brother or whatever he is to me and I couldn't even say one sentence." I said out loud. My face was burning with embarrassment, I actually started laughing at myself I was so embarrassed. I can't believe it all went down like that! Well I'm sure I'll have another chance to talk to him sometime in the future. Meanwhile I was hungry again, and I didn't have any money left. I had nothing, what was I going to do.
As I was walking I heard loud music playing from this place across the street. The sign over the door said, 'Wannabe's' I walked across the street. Two huge men were guarding the door. As I entered the club one man stopped me and put his hand in front of me. I gave him a puzzled look. "How old are you!" He asked me with a hint of aggravation
in his voice. "I'm sixteen!" I lied, which I've never done before, I'm not sure whether he believed me or not. "This club is for Wannabee's, humans dressed as mutants. You can't get in without a costume!" He exclaimed. A costume…hmm. "Hey guys how's this for a costume!" Within seconds I had my claws at their throats. "Welcome to Wannabee's then, miss." I walked passed them through beads, that were dangling from the overhead. It was noisy, and crowded, but I liked it. I liked whatever they were playing. I saw people dancing to it, and I started doing what they were doing. It was fun, and I've never had so much of it in my life. I walked over to the bar, and ordered fries and a soda. Down on the other side of the bar, was a huge black guy, surrounded by girls much, much smaller than him. They were all wearing itty-bitty shirts and itty-bitty skirts. With stockings and boots. They all were touching him. As I sat there amusing myself, practically falling off my seat laughing. My food came, the woman said, " 5.43 please." I reached into my pocket, and I felt my face get hot with embarrassment again, and I turned to the lady and smiled. She repeated impatiently, "5.43 please." "I'm sorry but it seems as if someone stole my money." I bit my lip, hoping that she would believe me. She grabbed the tray that the fries and soda were on, and started pulling it away. I sank in my chair, and mumbled under my breath. "Shit…shit shitshit…SHIT!" I felt my stomach rumble. "Excuse me miss, but I found this on the floor over there I think it belongs to you." Said the big black man, as he handed me a $10.00 bill. "I…uh…thanx." The lady over the counter grabbed it out of my hand, and gave me my food with the change on the tray. She rolled her eyes and walked away. " U'r welcome miss, the names Zebra Daddy, and u'rs?" He shoved his hand in my face, and gave me a huge smile. I smiled back and shook his hand. "My names X…uh Laura." I almost said my name was X-23, that was close. "Laura I could work with that, how'a you?" "I'm fine, hungry, ha!" As I said this I shoved a fry in my mouth.
"How would ya like to come back to ma crib, after we finished here?" I almost choked on my food, as I burst out in laughter. "Haven't…you grown…out of your crib!" As I burst out into uncontrollable laughter, the smile wiped clean off his face. "I was talkin' 'bout my house." He said. I felt my face nearly melt and, drip to the floor. I turned around and continued talking all the girls around him. I grabbed my tray, got up and walked away. As I passed him by, one of the girls laughed, I just kept walking. I had tears in my eyes, so I could barely see where I was going. I kept being shoved back and forth, and side to side. Until I was slammed into a wall, or at least what I thought was a wall. I looked up into those blue eyes, and almost died. "So we meet again." I wanted to shrink so small, that not even germs would notice me. "Please…move…I'm sorry." I struggled to say through my sobs. "Kid, what's wrong, I didn't mean to make you cry." Logan stated. I was so upset, embarrassed, I didn't even realize I had my claws in his stomach. "I'm sorry…" I choked through my tears, I pushed him out of the way as I ran passed him. He healed up, and started after me. I started to run faster, I turned the corner into a closed construction site. I crawled into a concrete tunnel, and began to put a series of x's on my wrist, I watched as they bled then healed up. I did it over and over again, until I fell asleep.