Gemini Chapter Two
The next thing I know, I am being thrown then dragged on the ground by two Enumarators. "Gemi!" Alana screams.
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The next thing I know, I am being thrown then dragged on the ground by two Enumarators. "Gemi!" Alana screams.
When I was born, the doctors told my mother I was useless. "We can't use this infant, females will be useless in the project!" So my mother came up with another solution.
My name is Avisha. My Mother and Father were killed by the Brain Alterations centre. They were going to alter my brain, and kill me after they collected my research. But I escaped. I almost died.
I whimpered. My stomach churned. Another scratch. The kitten wouldn't calm down. 'quiet little one. Mother's here!' I purred.
Two months had passed. The crowds had died down a little. We were more of a sideshow.
Breath in. Breath out. Breath in. Breath out. Push. Commands I gave myself, obeying each one as it popped into my head. Push Aisha, PUSH. Breath Aisha. Push again. AISHA. PUSH.
I watch from the rooftop. Crouched down in the darkness. Claws at the ready. Waiting to pounce. My victim wanders along the street below me. Mid twenties, with cropped, dark hair and an athletic...
The transformation was astounding. From emaciated, sallow shell of a person, to a slightly fuller, rosier one - Quinn looked like a new person. Her hair shone dully, but shone nevertheless.
Of their own volition, Quinn's own wings retracted from her spine, moving easily through the specially-manufactured clothing the whitecoats had so thoughtfully provided her with.
Quinn was falling.
A bright light filtered through Quinn's sleep, rousing her from its dark, restless depths. 'She's awake, sir.' It was the voice Quinn dreading hearing every time she returned to herself.