Silence
I don't know how long it had been before I felt someone enter the school.
It had been so long since I had felt this peaceful, since I'd owned this much silence.
Even the headache that had developed didn't seem to hurt as bad when it was quiet.
So, I noticed immediately the moment it might shatter.
Go away, I thought forcefully, I want it to be quiet.
Whoever it was obviously couldn't hear me.
I crawled back to my desk and grabbed my headphones, which had been abandoned in the confusion earlier. Stuffing them in my ears, I pressed play on a playlist of Metallica songs. I wasn't the biggest fan, but they were the first playlist I saw with the amount of sound I wanted. Enter Sandman was first up, and I closed my eyes in relief.
Safe.
A whoosh and a crackle and I scrambled back.
Red lightning.
NO! I screamed in my head, not caring who it was, LEAVE ME ALONE!
That sensation of pushing past a wall again.
The man in red staggered, and then ran out of the room.
I relaxed.
Faster than the blink of an eye, he was back, grabbing me with one arm. Then the world slowed down, and we were gone.
Closing my eyes, I focussed on Metallica.
Finally, a stillness.
A silence.
I had been put down somewhere.
After a few minutes, I opened my eyes to a throbbing headache.
Blue padded walls, and a glass wall in front of me.
I realised it might be beneficial to find out what they wanted with me, no matter how much I might dislike reading their thoughts. Cringing and tensed up, I slowly took out a headphone.
Nothing.
I took out the other one with growing amazement.
Still nothing!
A slow grin filled my face and I stood up, relaxed.
"YES!" I yelled at the ceiling.
A happy smile settled onto my face that not even a headache could dull.
About an hour later, according to my practically unused iPod, three people walked into the room beyond the glass.
"I still don't think we should've imprisoned her. She's just a girl!" A woman with red hair and a lab coat said.
"You didn't see what she did at the school, and, I didn't know how else to get rid of this hallucination! It's still not going away, even with her in there." A man in a red suit argued distractedly. The Flash, I realised.
"I think we should call her Illusionist." A young man in a Star Wars T-shirt mused.
"Let's just talk to her first," the red head sighed.
The three of them turned to face me and warily, I took a step back.
Out of habit, I let them speak first.
Seeming to realise I wasn't going to say anything, the lady asked gently, "What's your name, sweetie?"
"Juliet. Why did you take me here?" I asked cautiously.
"Don't you know what happened at the school?" The Flash asked incredulously.
"Not really." I said shortly. Why was the Flash interested in me? Did he think I was a supervillian or something?
"Can you tell us the last thing you remember then?" He asked, his voice becoming harder.
"Well, Mr Mason was getting upset because-" I cut myself off, rubbing my hands anxiously, "-he was upset. And I-I-I my headphones and-" I took a deep breath and said simply, "-it was too loud. There was too much noise." My eyes shifted down to the ground. I didn't want to lie but I wasn't sure I wanted to tell the truth either.
"You're not telling us something." The guy who'd wanted to name me 'Illusionist' stated, "You seemed happy to be in the cell when you arrived. Why?"
"I-it-sorry. It's just, it's so quiet in here." I said simply, not looking them in the eyes. Why do I feel guilty?
I don't know why I didn't want to tell them. Maybe it's because nobody wants to hear that I can poke through their heads. No matter how nice they seem.
"I'm Doctor Caitlin Snow," the red-haired woman started, "We know there's something you're not telling us. We're not going to hurt you, but we need to know what you did to those people so-"
"What?" I cut her off, my eyes darting up to meet her brown ones, "What I did to who? I didn't mean to hurt anyone, I swear." A wave of panic shot through me like an electric current in my veins.
What had I done?
Author's Note:
Poor Juliet, she just can't catch a break, can she? Anyway, don't forget to review! It encourages me to write more :)
See you next Saturday!