Part 7
I continued my career until the age of 18, when I decided to finally go back home. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I hadn’t spoken to my parents in years. Surprisingly, they weren’t that mad, just happy to have me home at last. It was good to be back among all the familiar faces I had grown up with. They all fussed over me, told me how much I’d grown, and how much they’d missed me. I had a long talk with Prof. Xavier when I got back, and at his urging, I joined his School for Gifted Youngsters in Snow Valley, Massachusetts.
Living with other young mutants my age was a really good experience for me. It taught me how to get along with my peers, and I’ve never regretted it. Out of all the students there, I think my favorite was Yvette, or Penny as she was known to the others. I saw something in her that reminded me of Rose, I suppose it was a good heart. Because I could generate a dense tk-shield, I was able to “touch” Yvette, up to a point. She never spoke to me, but I could read her thoughts, so we always had a way of communicating. We became very close, and as far as we were concerned, she was my sister, and I was her brother.
The young mutant Jonathan Starsmore, or Chamber, impressed me the most out of all the students. With half his chest and face gone, he stopped caring about himself, but he never ceased to care about his fellow students. I don’t think I’ve met anyone with a bigger heart than him.
After only two years, Prof. Xavier felt that I was ready to graduate and complete my studies at his Institute for Higher Learning. I missed my family back in Salem Center, but I felt this was where I truly belonged. So I declined Prof. Xavier’s offer and remained in Snow Valley. That’s where I’ve lived to this day. I don’t plan to stay here forever, though. Maybe some day I’ll go out into the world and find the only woman I’ve ever loved. I still wonder sometimes what happened to Rose. I wonder if she still loves me. Perhaps one day I’ll find out...
And finally, at long last
The End
Hope you all enjoyed the story! If not, sucks to you and your criticism! Just kidding. I know it took a while to write this (a really long while), but I believe it was worth it. If you didn’t, see the second sentence again. Heh. Anyway, thanks to all those who encouraged me to develop the story further (mainly Pinky & Aut...to those who could care less about my writing, see the second sentence yet again). Writing is truly a passion of mine, it rates right up there with singing love songs! Okay, I’ll end this now. And to those of you who didn’t like this little addition to the story, guess what you can do? That’s right, see the second sentence AGAIN. Thanks for taking the time to read this 8 page novel (lol) of mine, hope you liked it! And if you didn’t...well...you should know by now what to do.
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