What is really necessary in the world? There are three real big things: oxygen, water, and sustenance.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3pTV7mw8X
Right now, I didn't have much of all three.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXa287v27Y
My heart was pounding. I didn't have the time to wipe the sweat that was running in rivulets down my face. I had been running for the past hour with no let up. I risk the quick glance over my shoulder to check on my pursuers. They were trying, but I was too far ahead. With the last vestiges of strength left in my burning calves, I pushed myself over the finish line.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PdGizAmlE
"Time!" roared the instructor. "Hurry up, you pansies! Finish up this lap!"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C38DrWN6p
I felt my legs slowly giving out. I managed to stumble over to the water cooler where I collapsed under the spigot. As the water poured over my head, I heard someone shambling over to my final resting place.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgWXqUVizX
"Damn, dude. You probably set a new track record."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeq1UzcOiC
Alex, our school's top athlete and my personal best friend, came over and fell down besides me.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HAabkFFBF
"What, a record on how close someone's been to entering the light?"
He gave a laugh, and sat up.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo6gzXcqlg
"But still, how did you piss him off so much? He never makes us run for an hour." Alex's smile turned into a clouded frown.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhowUkmmP5
"Oh, you know," came a sing-song voice from the shade, "Max is always getting into trouble."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dh6UPLwxO
"Just shut up, Melissa." I groaned.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeikDxpbZU
Melissa Achinson. The premier bitch of the school. Everybody hates her. Except for the gym teacher. Everybody knows he sides with the girls about everything, the sexist bastard, but it's pretty funny to hear the rumours of somethin-somethin going on between him and some girl in the locker room.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHF4TZZ9Y4
"Naughty. Are you being mean to me? I could go tell Mr. Rodriguez." Her grin was wider than the Cheshire Cat's.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfr3cs1nDy
Alex slowly got up and headed towards her, but the class bell halted his progress. I knew that he was the only one who would take the wrath of Mr. Rodriguez, but punching his favorite student probably would be going over the top.
"Back off, Alex," I warned. "We don't need another reason to get extra laps."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyzUUJZeza
He reluctantly came back to the water cooler where the other runners were. I pulled myself to my feet and the class started walking back towards the locker room.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67ymwRk2Kf
"She needs to get hit by a bus," Alex quipped as we walked further away from the track.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTALql5KYpj
I smiled at the thought. "Or at least break an ankle. That would shut her up."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU2twmR4Gc
I looked back at her posse of lemmings, and just as I did that, my heart felt like it was being crushed. My vision blurred and I grabbed my chest.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X5wlB9k4E
"Yo, you alright?" Alex had his worry face on.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsG5BhIafP
"I told you, I'm seeing the light."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5iRrnRptf
He smiled and helped me steady myself. The pain was immense, and I thought I was actually having a heart attack. Then, suddenly, I could see fine. The pain disappeared, and I was back to staring at the bitch patrol.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXBbloftAl
I was about to say something when I saw Melissa step wrong. Her foot was suddenly upside down, and a brutal crack echoed around the students, followed by a scream.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRE1ThUAWm
Mr. Rodriguez was instantly by her side, asking if she was ok, and checking on her foot. It was quite obvious that is was broken, as we could clearly see bone through the broken skin, but Mr. Rodriguez took his time before admitting that is was, in fact, a pretty nasty fracture.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmbXu8GTLO
Alex had a look of pure glee on his face. "Oh, man. You called it," he kept saying. "You called it. Did you see that? That was friggin' awesome!"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9xXz48LpE
"Dude, calm down. She just stepped wrong."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIzangTOCt
"Uh-uh. No. There is no way that an ankle can just turn like that. You had to have done that. You are my hero." He turned towards me and started bowing down.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOG5KWKy8k
I put my elbow into his ribs. "Just shut up. I had nothing to do with that. Let's just go, we still have class.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkoqdLqj5w
It must've been a complete coincidence. There's no other way to explain it.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3xjijdeG0
While walking home from school, I reflect on the day. I always do this, mainly to remember what homework I have to do. Today, there's one thing that stands out in my mind.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBHGWNwVaE
"How did she do it?" I asked myself.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7mnBvxuCs
It wasn't everyday when someone turns their ankle upside down, so this was pretty spectacular. Everyone at school knew by lunch, and someone was even able to snap a picture of the gruesome event. I know because it popped up on Twitter. Multiple times.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgd9o1MGTe
I reached the door of my house. I unlocked it and went in.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49270dMV8Z
"K, I'm home!"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOcUWrlYdy
Kaylee, or for me, K, is my little sister. She's a couple of years younger than me, so she goes to middle school. She looks almost exactly like me, but, mentally, we are completely different. I have a few hobbies I'm into. She has more than I care to count.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP1fetFuHo
"I hear you broke someone's ankle."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUXST9mucF
"For God's sake, that wasn't me." It was frustrating having everyone congratulate me for doing something that can't be done by a human.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4GwqyQAQp
"Well, anyway, good job on that," she congratulated me.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM8uM7BPQ2
I found her lying in front of the tv, watching some foreign cartoon.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRjq0t9YwX
"Can you not watch that weird stuff when I'm around?"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyS0F3guq2
"Please," she begged, "just let me finish this episode. It's the newest episode of Henneko. It just came out." She looked up at me with pleading eyes.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6YsvWlJjh
"Fine," I sighed. "Did they bring something for dinner?"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ttW4fdUJX
K had already turned back to the tv. "Yeah, it looks like chicken."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWea8ScmUp
"They" was out parents. They were almost never home. They usually just restocked the fridge and brought dinner for when we got home. We've gotten used to living mostly on our own.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJcQdXZDm6
"I'll be in my room if you need me." I called as I headed up the stairs.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB29mSPPTl
I reached my room and immediately went to my computer. My computer was my life away from school. After all the work I had put into getting it, it should be my main priority. I logged on and was watching some youtube, checking in with my friends, when I saw an email pop up. It was Alex.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPKGKLgH63
Dude, you're famous. Everyone at track was talking about you. You're gonna have a parade when you get back to school.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNua9anw1C
I rolled my eyes as I clicked the delete button. I didn't want to deal with the fact that I was now the magical ankle breaker.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNbGTFXp7v
I stayed up in my room for an hour while I watched my cult following grow, then I walked down to the kitchen to get dinner ready. All that I had to do was microwave the chicken, so I decided to start with our side, which, by a random selection, turned out to be broccoli.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gNdMfkSkn
"Seriously, are we really going to have broccoli?" K complained as I told her the menu.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlqcOgPT9U
"This is the last of the broccoli. Once we finish it, they won't bring any for a while."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9VOU9mYFs
K's frown lessened as she saw the logic in my plan, and finally, after a good minute, nodded her head.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDwTeJy1ZM
"Good," I said gently, as if I was talking to my own child, "I'm glad we could agree on this."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWX2cRNMYt
She rolled her eyes and flipped me off before heading back to the tv.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiblKb8CO4
I smiled and went back to the kitchen as I finished preparing our dinner.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKVfwufN1v
While I was putting everything on plates, K came back in to help me. She got out the utensils and grabbed her plate of food. I grabbed my plate and followed her out to the couch. We sat in silence as we munched on our food.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTCtbxz1dV
"Hey, what really happened at the school?"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3maTqTbuGQ
I looked up from my plate. K had set her plate down and was looking at me with an intent look on her face.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRKj7Vdwgx
"Honestly," I admitted, "I don't know. I was walking with Alex and we were joking about what terrible things could happen to Melissa. I turn around and suddenly she's got a broken ankle."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR7aJyNvsT
"I don't think that's all of it." She was looking like a scholar trying to figure out an especially hard problem. "It's just not possible for her to completely flip her ankle. I mean, the foot can't do that. It's not made that way."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7ACYIPuvo
"Well, there has to be some explanation for it. Is not like I had a heart attack and that caused her to break it."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYBYNUXmsz
"Wait," she sat up, "you had a heart attack?"523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz82pMrYns
"I don't know. It sure as hell felt like one, though."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuedR3OeQDz
She stood up and grabbed her plate. "It might just be me, but I think you have magic powers, bro."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvcoo9fyz4
I made a face. "I've told you a billion times. Don't call me "bro". It feels weird."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaE1KiBEN7
"I know," she smiled, "but I'll do it anyway. I got the dishes tonight."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzjGuwih99
She picked up my plate and skipped into the kitchen. I sat down and looked through what was playing on tv. The only things that were playing were news, so I switched to our Netflix account. I pulled up a movie and waited for K to finish putting the dishes in the dishwasher. She finished up and came out to the living room, she saw the movie and a smile appeared on her face. It was one that we always used to watch when we were little.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyV2wIQ9P2
She crawled onto the the couch and snuggled up against me. I hit the remote and the the familiar credits started appearing on the screen. Even though we had seen it more times than we cared to count, the acting seemed just as fresh.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBsbTagq83
We were silent throughout the movie. It was a pleasant flick, and it brought back memories for both of us. When the movie was finally over, we both got up and stretched. I quickly checked the time. It was almost 11.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktmse9SOv9
"Hey, we still have school tomorrow," I said. "Get ready for bed. I'm going to quickly put the dishes away."523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4lfNaNvFd
K just nodded as she sleepily rubbed her eyes. I patted her on the head and she went off to her room. I grabbed our plates from the dishwasher and set them back in the cabinet. I could hear K splashing around in the shower, and I thought about how hard it is to function without parents all the time.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOM2LeAOfv
I walked over to my room, where I took off my shirt and threw it in the laundry. I could feel my muscles tightening up as I walked to my own bathroom, where I got in the shower. The hot water pouring over my body did wonders to my worn out calves.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sHfYNN8QE
When I finished with the shower, I brushed my teeth, and walked over to my bed. I got in it and just stared at the ceiling before reaching over and turning off the light. The room plunged into darkness, and all I could do was let sleep overtake my weary body.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sk3riEPvz
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