Alec stood fixed in front of the window, his thoughts still consumed by the mysterious object. "Alec?" Alan's voice called from outside the room, breaking the silence. "Alec?" He sang, his footsteps drawing nearer. "What's going on?" His dad asked, his voice still sounding from outside the bedroom. Alec glanced at the ball he was holding. "Shit" With his speed, he ran back to his bed and quickly concealed the ball beneath his bedspread, positioning himself in front of it to shield it from view, then the door opened. "Alec?" "Dad?" Alec called back, feigning innocence as he met his father's gaze."I've been calling for a while now, did you not hear me?"Alec tilted his head. "Hear you?" "Yes."Alec pointed to his left ear. "You mean hear? Like hear you?"Alan stoned him a flat look. "Did you hear the other sound then?" He asked. "Sound?" Alec questioned, furrowing his brow in confusion. "Yeah, a very strange sound," his father replied, his eyes scanning the room."What strange

The school hallway was buzzing with the usual chaos; The lockers slamming, sneakers squeaking, and the dull hum of half awake teenagers imagining how they could strangle their teachers. Sam leaned arrogantly against his locker, scrolling on his phone, trying to look like he wasn’t waiting for Kevin and secretly eyeing the hot girls that passed by. Kevin soon rushed in, his eyes wide. He whispered. "Yo… bro, did you see it?" Sam glanced up, annoyed. "See what?" “The truck,” Kevin hissed, dragging Sam toward a corner of the hallway. “Max’s truck was spotted outta control on the road last night. Like crazy outta control. People said it was spinning like craaaaaaazzyyy" "Really?" Sam's face brightened "That means the brake cables....oh my God, the boys we hired! Ha Ha" He laughed energetically, hitting his chest lightly in satisfaction. "The boys did their job well. They loosened the brake cables!" "Yeah. They really did their job well." "So...." Sam lowered his voice. "Th

"What if it's him?" Jeremy glanced at the ball, then at Alec who was trying to understand what they were talking about. Heidi bit her bottom lip, her gaze fixed on inscription on the ball. "Do you think he's the one?" Jeremy's eyes returned to the ball. He stared at it for a few seconds before finally uttering his thought. "I think it's him."Alec flashed his gaze between Jeremy and Heidi. "Okay, can someone please explain what's going on here?" He asked, looking curiously between his friends again. "Who is 'him'?"Jeremy let his eyes stay on the mysterious object for another moment before talking. "I'll explain later..." He said, folding his arms across his chest. "After you tell me about your powers."Alec stared at Jeremy, an unreadable look printed on his face. "You want me to...." He trailed off, shaking his head. "This is crazy." He muttered, turning to his locker. "We already had this conversation before, Jeremy""And I wasn't satisfied with that." Jeremy shot back frankly.

Alec paced the living room, his hands already clammy as he tried to calm his nerves. "Okay, okay," He stopped walking for a second. "Alec, don't panic," he breathed. "Don't. Panic," He repeated with a solid tone. "Alec, don't—"Beep. "Fuck!" He cursed in a harsh whisper. Then he started pacing around the room again. "Maybe Xander was just pranking me," He thought aloud. "Maybe it's just a...a warning, right?" He looked around like he was hoping someone would agree. "Right. Just a loud, screaming, ear shattering warning. That's fine. I mean I get those all the time, yeah?"BEEEEPPP. "Okay, no I don't."BEEEPPP "Can you fucking stop?!" Alec snapped in frustration. "No." Xander answered, brutally honest.Alec froze. "Xander," He called cautiously. "Listen I know what you're thinking, alright?" He held up a hand. "I know what you are thinking," he repeated with a slower tone. "And technically.... technically, I didn't say anything,"Silence. "Alright I said something," Alec confess

Alec stared at the large screen at the HEP showing the event for tonight, and later, he released a short sigh."'D' Young Charity Gala," he pronounced slowly."Yep," Jeremy grinned. "You know that's gonna be like the hottest event of the year. And it's gonna have hot, bad girls, you know?" He wriggled his brows. Alec rolled his eyes, but there was a subtle smile at the corner of his mouth. "I'm serious though," Jeremy went on. "I feel like It's gonna be one of the hottest events of the year. Well... if you’re between sixteen and twenty-three, ridiculously rich, and kinda addicted to competition, you can attend and enjoy it."Alec squinted at the elegant banner across the screen. "So charity, huh?” he muttered with a meaningful snort. "I bet fifteen out of twenty kids attending the event don’t even know what they’re gonna be donating to.""Donating?" Jeremy scoffed a laugh. "Man, they are not donating," he said, tossing a protein bar toward Alec. “They’re buying status. And tonight,