Marauders
Chapter 6: Glider
By Son of the Specter 992
Flying through the air on a cool night like this feels amazing. The wind under my wings, the breeze blowing passed my face, my hair rustling in the cool autumn breeze, and not a cares in the world. I know what your thinking, "This kid is crazy, humans can't fly." And you're right but I'm not a normal human. I'm a mutant.
My name is Kyle Eng. I'm 14 years old and gifted with the ability to glide on the air. My life on the ground is full of troubles, bullies, biased teachers, and anti mutant groups but when I'm here in the sky, I feel as if I'm someone else. I'm calm, it's peaceful here.
About my teachers, if you were to ask them how I was doing in class, they would probably say that I was failing, or that they don't know who I am but if you were to check out my grades, you will find A's and B's. Everyone at school knows that I'm a mutant. It's a total secret so of course, the whole town knows (to quote Harry Potter).
I have retractable glider wings in my sides. When I want to, they attach to my arms and kind of fold out of my torso. I can jump to great heights allowing me to get enough altitude to glide.
Because of my powers, I am what some psychiatrists might call a "bully magnet". Everyday when school ends, I try to get away from them but they are too quick. They tie me to the flag pole and leave me there. I normally have to wait for someone to either let me down or for their badly tied knots to loosen so that I can get away.
My home is probably the worst. My parents are embarrassed be me and act as if I don't exist. I have to cook for myself, to my own laundry, and no one seems to care that there is a teen in their house other than their perfect first child, my older brother. Chris is 17 years old and eats like an elephant. He is the star of his school's football team and mom and dad's favorite. He is one of the worst bullies of all. He sometimes leads the football team in beating the tar out of me.
All of that is behind me now. I'm flying with my bags on my way to a new life. I finally got fed up with all of the beatings, and the ridicule, and the bad parenting so I packed my bags and took off. My parents won't miss me but somewhere, there is a place that I will be able to live without being and outcast.
(to be continued in Chapter: Unity)