The heavy fans on the ceiling swung lazily, reducing the smell of several dishes radiating in the atmosphere, but that of a baking pizza bagel was powerful enough to not wither away.November Calhoun knew the evening wouldn't end well for him when he stood in front of the boys' table."I'll like a strawberry smoothie," Ivar Johansson told him, trying so hard to suppress laughter that seemed to be bubbling inside his chest."Same, shitface," Chase added, with a sick grin on his face as he folded his arms across his chest. While November just gave them a nod, deciding he wouldn't let their behavior get through him because they were his bullies from school. If they weren't slamming him against his locker or forcing him to do their assignment, they made fun of his outfit.November turned around to go get their order when Ivar called him back."Anything else?" November whirled his head around to face the Asian-American boy."Just a little piece of advice, dingle-dick. Stop wearing such awf

He stopped his bike at its usual spot and then merged into the crowd of students who were pouring into the hallway.School seemed normal, but the kids weren't. Some were exhibiting different kinds of powers like superheroes while a few walked around like zombies. The hallway was noisier than November lowered his head down because he didn't want anyone to know he was infected. All he had to do was to act surprised like every other non-infected teen."Watch out!" Someone yelled when he accidentally bumped into him and the boy detached his arm from his body and threw it at November. But November's quirk made him dodge and the arm went colliding with another person's jaw."Who hit me?" Yelled the boy who got a smack on his jaw. His face was seething in red as he turned around, surveying the face of everyone.But there was no response.The hand on the floor floated up and connected its owner's body. "I did. Watcha gonna do, pudding face?" He challenged, folding his arms across his chest

Fear was something he had dealt with ever since he relocated to Indiana. Being constantly bullied by the jocks at school tensed him and he repeatedly swiveled his head to cast a shoulder glance whenever he walked, because someone was always out to bully him. Hit him till he coughed up blood or grab his boxers through his pants trousers until he squealed like a girl and wet himself inside the male's locker room. The fear made him unable to think straight and controlled every part of his body because he had been traumatized by his bullies. There were times when he heard Chase's voice from afar, and he found himself struggling to open his unlocked locker. Because fear always crept in. The fear of what Chase might do to him.But the fear as of now was different from the usual he always had. Because four thieves were firing shots into the air with their guns.Screams filled up the atmosphere and people were running around, trying to hide."Everybody, on the floor!" One of the thieves aggr

10:25 pm, Atticus Lab.Doctor Hemmingway knew after the alien invasion on the previous night, Indianapolis would become unlivable because the aliens would attack again, and it might spread to every other part of Earth. It seemed something was buried under the depths of Indianapolis, a thing these aliens hungered for because the ground cracked upon their arrival. With a telescope, he watched from afar how a light-green scaled, velvet huge hand swallowed kids and took them down.Surprisingly these aliens passed down their viruses to kids around the age of sixteen, leaving them with superpowers. Doctor Hemmingway was still trying to wrap his head around the idea if these kids could be used in fighting aliens when they returned again. If he had a solution. Although he wasn't a good guy.He was the man in charge of Atticus' lab, a ruthless scientist who violated the principles of medical ethics. He denied patients the right to informed consent, using pseudoscientific frameworks such as race

10:15 pmNovember and Macey stopped in front of a cramped looking apart in a screeching halt. The street was dead quiet and three stray cats hovering around the building screamed with wide eyes, before running off. They were frightened at the humans' arrival upon a gale."Are you sure this is a good idea?" November stood aback as he shoved his fists in his pockets and kicked a piece of pebble."Just relax," Macey assured him before ringing the doorbell.There's a screeching noise when the door gets opened by a woman."Macey?" She blinked, uncertain."In the flesh,""Oh my god.." she barely finished exclaiming before Macey pulled her into a bone-crushing hug.November just stood in the entranceway and stared at the females hugging. He didn't care, he just wanted to get done with Macey's silly idea so they could go ahead with their plan. Stacey Calhoun needed to be found before dawn."I sort of missed yah, you know,""Me too, Gyda, me too.""And I've got a baby,""Oh.""Hooked up with a