Who are you?

                                    

                                          
My mom died and time just stopped. I was just a walking corpse. My mom's best friend a.k.a Auntie Skylar and her husband Shawn took me in the only problem is her son resented me. Let's start from the beginning, shall we. My best friend was Aiden we grew up together since our mom's were best friends. We were good friends don't get me wrong but then one day he just started abusing me. It was around middle school and that's the time when our powers start to manifest. 


You see in my world we humans have what people call powers. Which manifests around our teenage years. Unfortunately, not everyone gets these powers making these people outcasts. Everyone in my school got their powers and I didn't, making me a target more specifically Aiden's target. It was our dream to work together but that dream shattered the day I never got my powers. I wish I knew why he started abusing me. Now then enough about the past let's talk about the present. 


The school bell rings, and the school day is officially over. I watched everyone leave but the only one that didn't move was Aiden. I was getting ready to leave when out of nowhere Aiden appears right in front of my desk. 


Aiden: Meet me at the rooftop in five minutes.


He then walks away. He never asks me to meet up with him. Something is up but the real question is what is it? I get up from my chair and make my way to the stairs that led up to the rooftop. Every step I take becomes heavier and time feels slow. I can feel my own heart racing and fear starting to sink in. Something bad is going to happen, I know it. I make it to the top of the stairs and reach for the door noob. I hesitate to open the door, but I still did it. I walk through the door and there he was Aiden. 


His emerald green eyes stare right into my sky-blue eyes. Our eyes stare into each other's. I don't remember the last time he looked directly into my eyes. He walks right up to me and before I knew it my body gets slammed into the ground. 


Aiden: Why the fuck are people saying you're going to Nightshade Academy?!


Dylan: You know why. It's my dream Aiden; I refuse to give up on it.


Aiden: HOW THE FUCK WOULD YOU A POWERLESS NERD BE ABLE TO GET IN WITH NO POWER?!



Dylan: I WON'T KNOW UNLESS I TRY!
Aiden: WHO DO YOU THINK YOUR TALKING TO LIKE THAT?! 


I can feel my skin being burned. He's activating his power. His flames will kill me if I don't get him off of me. I immediately pushed him off of me, but he just gets back on top of me.


Aiden: YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME! SOMEONE WITH NO POWERS WILL NEVER BE A HERO! 


I can feel my skin burning and I can't help but scream at the top of my lungs. 


Aiden: TAKE BACK YOUR ADMINISTRATION 
PAPERS NOW AND I'LL LET YOU STAY IN MY HOUSE!



Dylan: NEVER! 


The burning sensation stops, and he gets off of me. 


Aiden: If you want to go so bad, why don't you just kill yourself and hope that in your next life you'll be born with powers. Don't come back home until you give up on that stupid dream of yours. 


He then grabs his bag and leaves. I feel the tears fall down my face. Where did everything go wrong? All I wanted was to be a hero but now I can't even have that. I don't have powers and I don't have my mom. I'm all alone maybe I should die. What's the point, it's not like anyone will care if I just disappear.  I get up and head towards the door. Everything around me feels like a blur and I just can't process what just happened. How did our friendship get like this, why does he hate me so much? I'm so tired of being alive, what's the point anymore? Maybe he is right I should just hope in my next life I'll be able to have powers. Mom, I think I'll join you soon.


I walk around for so long that I didn't even realize that the moon was up. I don't want to go back home. It's not even my house anyways it's Aiden's house and I'm just there taking up space. While I'm all in my head I didn't even notice I was being followed. 


????: What about him? He looks like a good test subject.



???????: Yeah, he looks like a good candidate. I hope he's satisfied with him though he is young.



????: Isn't that better than some old guy.



???????: That's true he better be proud of us because this took all day to do. Do you have the needle?



????: Yup here you go I'll hold him down. Make sure to be quick the sooner he's knocked out the faster we can get home.



???????: Roger that flame head.



????: Shut up blood sucker.


I snap out of my thoughts when I accidentally bump into someone.


Dylan: I am so sorry sir I didn't see you there.



????: I'm sorry for what I'm about to do to you kid.


Without any hesitation the guy covers my mouth and holds me down. 


???????: Inject him now!


A girl around my age appears in front of me and sticks a needle into me. I can feel the liquid from the needle flow into my body. My eyes become heavy. I guess this is how I go out. I didn't even get a say in my own death how cruel is that. I wonder if my mom is watching me right now. I bet Aiden doesn't even realize that I'm not back at his house yet. My body feels heavy and before I knew it I pass out.


????: Sorry kid but I need to do this.



??????: He better be happy that we got him one. It's shame though he's kind of cute.


Aiden's POV


Where are you, this can't be happening? Dylan where the fuck are you? Please be alive. I didn't mean it Dylan. I'm sorry for being an asshole, I love you, you idiot. I'm such a coward, I just wanted to protect you. I messed up everything. Please come back home, I promise you I will fix everything. This isn't what I wanted. Auntie Dawn please don't take him away from me. 


Before I knew it, he was gone, and I couldn't tell him how I truly felt.