Chapter 11 Superpowers
The people in the room watch as the screen turns black.
Shock is writing on the faces of many.
They turn to Carrie and stare at her.
Carrie shrinks under their stares and wishes the ground would swollow her.
She knows there is no point in denying what everyone had seen, but stil...
She swallows and takes a decision.
She pulls away from Rita and looks in the faces of her students, their parents and her teachers.
"I guess you all have questions".
Before people can start to scream again, Rita talks .
"I have them to, but if you dont want to talk about it Carrie...".
Rita looks at Carrie while saying this.
Carrie smiles thankfull at Rita.
"What!"
"But!"
Rita glares at them.
"But I want to know how she did that!" Whines Jessica Upshaw.
"Why? It is clear that Carrie has telekinetic powers". Says Freddy.
When Freddy notices what he said, his eyes go wide and he puts his hand on his mouth.
"What?!" Screams the crowd.
The Wilson twins look at Freddy like he is crazy.
"Yeah right geek". Says Nikki.
"Telekineses doesn't excist". Continues Lizzy.
"It does!" Screams Malcom Palmer.
Some other students meddle in the discussion
"You all read to many comic books!" Screams Ruth Gogan.
"What's wrong with comic books?" Says Heather Shrys angry.
Carrie watches the discussion from her chair.
She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
There is no point in denying everything.
The only thing she can do is hope everyone will not freak out.
She looks to her fighting classmates and starts using her powers.
The students keep arguing with each other.
They are so busy arguing that they don't notice that they are being lifted from the ground.
The other people in the room stare at the students with open mouth and eyes that almost pop out of their skull.
"And that's the reason why telekineses doesn't excist, Holt". Says Ruth.
She turns around and notices that there is no one behind her.
"Strange".
She turns back and notices that her classmates look speechless.
"What's wrong?".
Heather looks at her with awe.
"Look around you".
Ruth does what Heather says.
When she notices she floates in the air she screams.
"Put me down!"
Immediatly, the chairs go back to the ground.
"Awwwww, Carrie!". Whines Freddy.
"I want one more time".
"Freddy Holt this is not a game". Says Mrs Hokt stern.
Principal Morton stands up and takes the word.
"Your mother is right, Mr Holt".
He than turns around and looks at Carrie.
"And your full of surprises, aren't you Mrs White?"
Carrie blushes at the compliment.
"Yeah, that is so cool Carrie!".
"Girls, that was amazing".
"I wish I could do that to!"
Carrie feels relief at the positive attention and relaxes a bit.
"My special girl". Whispers Rita in her ear.
Carrie faces Rita who looks at her with admiration.
"Excuse me, Carrie?" Says Mr Holt.
Carrie looks at Mr Holt.
"I don't know what to say".
"I'm a scientist and I have seen many things, but I can't understand how this is possible".
Carrie shakes her head at the confused faces of some of the adults and students.
"I don't know it to sir".
"I only discovered my powers a few days ago".
Carrie frowns.
"The things I know about my powers come from books and my own experience".
"Your own experience?". Asks Mr Fromm.
"I remember doing some things when I was little". Answers Carrie.
"I always thought those memories were fake".
The crowd listens with great interest.
"Does that mean that Margareth knows". Asks Eleanor Snell.
Sue looks at her mother. What she says makes sense.
"Yes". Answers Carrie.
"In fact, I think I got my powers from her mother, my grandmother".
The people in the room look shocked.
"Why do youn t
hink that, Carrie?". Asks Mrs Watson.
"Because it is passed from daughter on daughter". Answers Carrie.
"I think it skipped my mother, but not me".
Carrie looks slightly uncomfortable when she says this.
"That fucking bitch". Mutters John Hargenson.
The crowd is silent for a few seconds. Slowly taking everything in that they were told.
Billy Nolan looks at Carrie with interest.
"Hey Carrie".
"Yes". Says Carrie.
"Would you like going to the casino with me?" He asks hopefull.
The crowd looks confused for a few seconds before they understand it.
"Mr Nolan!". Say many adults.
Billy shakes his head and laughs.
"Come on!".
"That girl can do a lot of things with her powers that can help us!"
He looks at Mrs Dean (the trainer of the lacrosse team).
"She can make sure Ewen High never loses again".
Principal Morton sees the greedy look on Mr Deans face and some of the lacrosse players and he decides its time to stop this.
"That's enough Mr Nolan".
"Carrie is not a thing you or others can use for your own gain".
Mr Dean, the lacrosse players and Billy look slightly guilthy.
"I think it is the best if we continue watching the movie". Says Rita.
"That's a good idea Mrs Desjardin". Says Principal Morton.
He goes back to his place and starts the movie again.