All Chapters of The Marked Ones: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

It was a particularly cloudy morning that morning, and the sun was no where to be found. It had been one week since she found her mother passed away in her sleep. She had been sick with terminal cervical cancer. It was either do chemo-theraphy to possibly slow down the progression of cancer cells, or to let nature just run its course. The girl’s mother chose to let mother nature make her choice, for her. She surrendered working, to care for her daughter’s educational needs; as she would be able to draw a check for her cancer. Hoping it would be enough to pay bills and feed them both. As things got better in school for the young girl, her mothers health got progressively worse. By the time the young girl became a young teenager in her last year of school, her mother passed away. Leaving her all alone. Still being a student, and under the law, a child who is still a student is taken care of by Child Protect

7 am came earlier than expected. And Cordovia’s phone alarm was being a nuisance, so she rolled over to turn it off. Groaning with lack of sleep, the girl forced herself out of the bed. Feeling the cool air, as she lifted the blanket, she shook lightly. It was chilly that morning, and she could tell by the air in her room. Walking towards the bathroom that was now her’s, she pushed the door open. Purple seemed to be splattered across the wall, and the background paint seemed to be white. The mirror was over a vanatie and looked like it was suitable for a celebrity. She turned towards the bathtub, and her eyes widened. A jacuzzi bathtub, something that she had always wanted when she lived with her mother. She turned to her right, and there stood a walk in shower.Accepting the odds, that she needed to shower instead of take a bath; she quickly turned the shower on. As she let the water heat up,

“Alright everyone! You all know the rules, line up on the basketball line. And show me your best abilities.” Mr. Wickman said with a gruff and harsh voice. He sounded as if he really wasn’t too thrilled to be teaching this class. And Cordovia wasn’t either, in fact she still didn’t understand much going on around her. She merely got to have a quick shower to get the drink out of her hair. The girl looked around, as the others began to stretch; so she too stretched. Nikolias stood to her right, while Amaria was to her left. ‘I don’t get why they keep saying abilities. But I guess I will find out.’ She thought, as she began to grow even more nervous than she had been.One by one, other students demonstrated their abilities. Some had super strength, could run really fast, and others had simple abilities; like telepathy, or changing another’s emotional stat