Unwelcome
by Emily

It started the day after the party.

Joan shrugged it off. A lingering headache didn't seem weird after that nightmare of a party.

It took her three days to admit to herself that the whispers she was hearing were real, that they were actually thoughts, that her mood swings were because other peoples emotions were constantly washing over her.

It took her weeks to admit to herself that when she got really upset or scared she actually made the things around her move with her mind.

Joan prayed frantically that it would stop.

She didn't want to be a mutant.

END.

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