False Truth

Hello.

I'm Sophie Goodwind.

I have a special power. I know what people are going to do before they do it. It usually catches me in a daydream and pulls me in.

The false truth is that it never lets go.

Chapter One
White furred Alec Sunfed walks over to me. He has a happy expression on his face.

"Really?" I ask. I watch as he pulls cookies out of his pocket. Delighted, I help myself to a bit more than he likes, I think.

"My grandma made-"

"I know." I take another big bite. I know it's impolite, but I can't help it. Dang, his grandma is a good cook.

He walks away with much effort. I'm sad to think my power needs to recharge. After English, possibly.

I seat myself at my regular lunch table. My friend group's. We're the second popular group in the entire Academy. I'm proud of it, too.

"What's up!" I call to my friend, Ell Greenwood. She hurries over and sets her tray next to mine. "What's up?"

Alec walks over. They're official, but not everyone knows it, so when Alec kisses her, the crowd goes wild. Alec doesn't look startled. Neither does Ell. They just carry on normally.

Alec takes a seat near the jock table. He's really known, in other words, super popular. Nobody cares, though. We think it's normal.

"No.Way." Fash helps herself to some of my potatoes. I always give them to her, since she packs and I hate them.

"Fash!" I scold her, but I'm laughing. She usually at least asks, the least she can do when I share my food with her.

When lunch is over, all my friends part their ways. I only notice Alec heading off to the Office. Where the principal's office is. I'm curious, so I sneak towards it.

I know I'll be late for English, but I can sense my powers have returned. I sneak away and predict every movement.

I'm not too late for my class. It hasn't even started and we're missing about 5 animals.

My heart drops when I see Little Tinyfoot walk in. She's the bunny. We used to pick on her before she made a campaign. Now, she thinks she rules us when she used to run away from us crying.

I show a few pictures now and then, but today I find a very cool one. I whisper to the person sitting next to me and stick my phone under the table so nobody but her can see.

She smothers a laugh. Tears are streaming down her face, and she's stomping her foot in anger and yelling inaudible things. She even once says, "I WANT MY MOMMY!" but that's pretty much it for that category. Besides, the other things are enough to sell for about a thousand dollars.

After English, I meet up with my friends in the hall. "Hey, guys."

"Soph, what's your next subject?" Alec asks me. For some reason, I expect Ell to be mad, but she doesn't look affected. Why was I thinking she wouldn't want me to even talk to him?

"Uh, biology."

"Same!" He says, apparently with a bit too much excitement, because Ell pulls his arms around her neck. I just roll my eyes and watch Kash flip through her notebook.

She looks up and sees me staring at her.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"No, what?"

"I said nothing."

"It's something."

I look away and don't answer anymore. Sometimes, a single sentence with Kash could make me so mad. I didn't understand why, but it just did. No questions asked.

WIP