Chapter 89

Collins

The next several days were perfect. Alan and I spent time together running and shifting. I practiced my “teleportation” even though I couldn’t actually teleport. Not yet anyway. And maybe I never would be able to. But Alan was shocked at my shifting speed just like everyone else had been. And he also agreed that he thought I could do it. I still had to concentrate and think of unhealthy things to get my body to actually do it. I didn’t know if I even wanted the gift if that’s what had to happen every time. But Alan said it would come with practice. Right now it’s only happening when I thought I was in danger .. but eventually I could train myself to do it on command.

He showed me his ability of growing. The first time he did it I almost passed out. It was the scariest thing I’d ever seen in my life. He grew and grew and grew. Then once I got used to it I started laughing. Then I couldn’t stop. He eventually had to shift back to ask me what was so damn funny. I laughed even