My intentions of speaking with him before going to high school stayed there, without being fulfilled, because I stopped at the moment I heard him talking with Imra about going to talk to the Principal. This made me not even bother to have breakfast, because I took my backpack and left the apartment without saying where I was going.
The morning seemed to pass without any problem, because, despite crossing them on different occasions, they did not tell me anything, although I did not have the same luck when I found them in the corridor when the last bell rang.
"You should be more careful, Matthews" I heard Nick comment after colliding with me, making me throw away the book I was carrying.
I just bent down to pick it up, sitting up without even bothering to turn to him, knowing that it would not do any good to face him, so I started walking wanting to ignore their voices calling me. I opened my locker to put things inside and take the astronomy book, because that was where I was supposed to go, however, before I could turn around, it was Nick who forced me to do it, grabbing my wrist tightly.
I looked at him analyzing the situation, since I was aware that if I tried to get rid of his grip I would end up breaking his arm, which would reveal that I was an alien, so I stayed still, hoping that he would take the hand away.
"Not even a struggle?" He asked, but no, I was not going to move. "Aren't you going to defend yourself? You need your brother, right?" He laughed what got me to clench my jaw, controlling me.
There came a time when I stopped listening to him and I just observed him, remembering Kara's words: "make their weakness, your strong point", and, truthfully, it was that from the position where he had me, it would not be difficult for me to reduce him. After looking at him one last time and with a single movement, I grabbed his arm and placed him where I had previously found myself, placing myself in front of him, keeping one of my hands on his arm and the other on his shoulder, exerting enough strength as not to hurt him, but not to let him move.
Astonishment and surprise was described on his face, as if he were trying to find a logical explanation for what had just happened and I could give it to him, he should not have underestimated me. However, the rest of the people, those he considered his friends, were laughing at how the situation had changed.
"Who is the weak now?" I asked looking directly into his eyes.
I would have loved to hear him answer, but before I could do it, I was called to the principal's office, which alarmed me, since, honestly, I could not believe that they were going to expel me for this. So I let him go, I grabbed my backpack and started walking.
"This hasn't stayed that way, Matthews," he yelled behind me with his pride completely hurt.
"Of course not, Parker," I muttered as I left.
I was prepared to explain the situation, mentally reviewing everything I was going to say to prevent me from being punished for my behavior, having to relax before entering his office.
I wanted to talk, but soon my words stayed in my throat when I saw him there, watching him while shaking my head.
"Sit down, Miss Matthews" the principal asked me, so I sat next to my brother. "While her brother explained the situation, I could see a scene in the hall ..." he explained to what I wanted to interrupt him, defend myself. "I know it was to defend yourself, but as you know, violence is not accepted in this center, so during the rest of the week you will stay after class" he said to which I nodded slightly, despite not being agreement with him. "As Nicholas ..., he will be expelled a few days, hopefully by the time he returns he has changed his attitude" he said making me duck my head, this was just going to complicate everything even more. "That's it, if something happens, don't hesitate to come and tell us" he asked me.
"I will," I answered in a whisper, getting up from my chair, followed by my brother.
I did not bother to look at him before moving on to the class in which the astronomy club met, although I do not think he expected me to do it, so he did not try to stop me.
I opened the classroom door receiving the glances of the five people inside, smiling slightly before approaching them and leaving my backpack on the floor.
"What happened?" It was Aria who asked me with concern, to which I shook my head. "I've seen it, everything" she said hoping that I would speak, but I did not. "How did you manage to reduce him? By the way, he seemed angry" she asked.
"He's not as strong as he thinks" I answered her causing her laugh.
"You know the rumors" she commented between laughs, making me raise an eyebrow without understanding what she was referring to. "Really, Mya?" She looked at me for a few seconds. "They said that he was jealous that you were going out with Nolan, so he left to talk to him and now he goes for you" she explained making me look surprised, because that they were friends, I knew it, but not the rest. "He likes you, Mya" she said at the same time that I shook my head, that was impossible.
Luckily the topic stayed there, because soon we focused on what they wanted to investigate, Krypton, they wanted to find out about the biological planet of Superman and Supergirl. I wanted to make like I had an interest, that I had never heard anything about it beyond the little we knew, but, the reality is that I did.
"Mya, Kara has interviewed Supergirl, right?" Kyle asked me, to which I had to nod slightly. "Could she help us to contact her?" he questioned.
"I don't know, I would have to ask her" I answered in a whisper, not sure where I was getting myself.
I managed to convince them that I would talk to her when she returned to the city, because they kept insisting that I should call her, but the truth is that I could not do it.
I went to the DEO wanting to vent, take away all the memories of what had happened today, once and for all, knowing that it would be difficult to get it. I closed the door to the training room to isolate myself, knowing that both Winn and J'onn knew I was there, since both of them were in the room from where you could see the training room and, for a few seconds, they watched me, but it was soon Winn who was left alone there.
"I should think about making a suit for you?" I heard him ask after throwing the first blows to what I laughed while shaking my head, no, not yet.
I continued training despite knowing that from time to time he stopped to observe me, feeling like with every blow, I was reassuring myself.
I sighed. Sometimes I had the feeling that I did not fit, that this was not my place, but, during the last months, I had learned the opposite, this was the place where I should be, where I was free.
I felt how my heart beat increased the moment I heard the thunder, because since I was young I had not stand the loud noises, not knowing how to control my own panic, so, despite wanting to call someone, I remained motionless, prey to my own fear.
"The ground trembled violently followed by a loud sound causing the panic of the two-year-old, who did not hesitate to let go of her mother's hand to run to hide under a desk. The girl did not hesitate to start crying, completely terrified, ignoring the comforting words of her mother, who tried to calm her down.
"Come here, baby," she stretched out her arms to reach her, getting the girl to crawl to her with the sole intention of throwing herself into her arms. "Shara, my brave girl, it's over," she hugged her, feeling the younger girl seek all her protection while her little body trembled as a result of the sobs that assaulted her. "You have to calm down, honey" she tried to dry the uncontrollable tears that fell down her cheeks. "Have you got scared?" She asked her when she felt that she was a little calmer, still with her little head buried in her neck, keeping her eyes closed.
The little girl just nodded slightly without wanting to move much, ending by calming down shortly before placing her little hands on her shoulders to distance herself, moment in which mother and daughter looked each other directly in the eyes. The kid's blue eyes observed her with precision and no tears in them, only with the trace of these down her cheeks.
"It's not going to happen anymore, okay, baby?" She brushed the hair away from her face even though she knew her words were not true.
"What are you doing here?" She heard ask behind her back, so she turned. "What is that kid doing here?" He asked pointing to the child, who had hidden her face on her shoulder at the time he had entered the room.
"She's only two years old, Father, she should not be treated like that" she complained tired of him reneging on the existence of the child. "I wanted to ask if there was no other option" she looked at him waiting for him to answer that there was, that she would stay at home with her.
"There isn't," he answered. "You know that I was never a participant in that child's coming into the world, so before I decide to give her to the first family I find, give her to her father," he warned her, making her hug with a greater strength her daughter.
"I can't let her go, I'm not going to see her again" she said trying to find his compassion, knowing that there was no trace in her father.
"Don't try to run away, you will complicate things further" the seriousness in his eyes terrified her. "She can stay as long as we can carry out a study in the combination of both genetic charges" he explained to what she quickly shook her head, observing how his father was approaching them.
"I will never allow my daughter to be used for those purposes" she looked him straight in the eye before observing her daughter's face, she had to make a decision for her sake "
He had received a call from Winn explainig him that his sister was having a panic attack on the DEO and that she was not attending to reasons, indeed, that she seemed to be speaking to them in Kryptonese, which, frankly, surprised him, as he was not aware of that her sister knew how to speak that language.
However, he soon arrived, following his friend to the training room, where Mya was sitting on the floor, with her back to the wall, her knees close to her chest and her head buried in these, while her body was shaken by the crying. He tried to call her as he approached her, but his sister did not even bother to raise her head to look at him, so he sat down beside her before brushing away the hair that fell over her face.
"Mya, sweetheart" he spoke getting her to look at him with her blue eyes completely red because of the time she had been crying. "What happened?" he asked, but, indeed, Winn was right, Mya answered him in Kryptonese.
He looked at her for a few seconds trying to decipher the full meaning of the sentence, but he was not able, it had been too long since he learned that language, so he just held her against him.
He asked Imra to try to read his mind, but without knowing how it was possible, his sister thought and spoke in that language, which disturbed him by not understanding the reasons why this happened.
Still, he hugged his little sister, allowing her to lean on his chest without ever calming down, which caused them to stay awake all night, because every time she closed her eyes and fell asleep, she woke up startled with new tears in her eyes.
"What happened?" He opened his eyes after hearing her voice, smiling when he saw Kara in front of him, maybe she could end everything that was happening. "Why do they say I have to calm her down?" She ask.
"I don't know, she only speaks in Kryptonese and I can't understand her" he explained it shortly before she crouched down in front of the girl.
He saw them talking for a few minutes, watching as his sister nodded slightly at some kind of proposition made by Kara, who stroked her hair before kissing her forehead.
"She access to go to the apartment," she explained to which he nodded. "I'll tell you what happens, okay?" He looked at her holding Mya's hand to help her up.
"I'll take her things in a while" he said shortly before watching them leave, feeling the need to make sure his sister was going to be fine.
Thanks for reading,
Ayrin