“You’re not human.”
The three little words that changed my life forever.
It all started on a day that was as normal as any other day.
It was summer vacation so my sisters and I were outside all day alternately
reading and talking. But that night at dinner, something was different. It was
too quiet and mom was looking guilty and scared about something. Once we were
done eating, she took a deep breath before she started talking.
“So girls, this is a very important summer”
I didn't see what was so interesting about this summer. The
only thing interesting that had happened was Marigold and Poppy graduating from
high school, they were eighteen now and were going to the community college in
the fall. I was fifteen and had just finished my sophomore year of high school.
I didn't think there wasn't anything special about this summer. At that exact
moment, the doorbell rang. This might not be a big event to most people, but at
our house, the doorbell never rings.
You see, we live way out in the country, no neighbors for several miles. It
takes us twenty minutes just to get to school. So it makes sense that everyone
should be surprised; except my parents weren't.
“Lily could you please answer the door and show our guest to
the living room, we’ll be right there.” My mom said in a tight voice.
“Uh, sure.” I said, standing up.
I walked from the kitchen over to the front door and opened
it.
On our porch was a guy about Poppy and Marigolds age. He was
wearing a black fitted V-neck t-shirt with khaki shorts and sneakers. Behind
him was the biggest suitcase I had ever seen with a big backpack on top of it.
“Hi, uh, come on in.” I said in bewilderment.
“Thank you” He said while stepping inside.
He didn't have an accent so much as a lilt to his voice. It
was strange and intriguing all at the same time.
“You can leave your bags in the foyer, the living room is
this way.” I said while walking into the living room where my parents and
sisters already sat.
My dad stood up to shake his hand and said, “Wrinkle, it’s
so nice to finally meet you. Girls, this is Wrinkle Chamberlain, Wrinkle this is
Poppy, Marigold, and Lily.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Girls Wrinkle is going to tutor you over the next few
years, but first he has something to tell you.” My dad said in a subdued voice.
“Wrinkle?” he gestured to a chair.
Sitting down Wrinkle said “Okay, so I’m going to tell you a
story. Five thousand years ago a new evolution of humans began. These people,
called advena, surpassed humans in technology, agriculture, in everything. They
grew so powerful that the humans greatly feared them. So, knowing they weren't
wanted the advenas began to plot their escape of planet Earth. They soon built
spacecraft that is well beyond the means of the humans even in this modern day.
The advenas left this solar system and traveled to one not far away. There they
found a planet suited to their needs. It is similar to Earth except several
times larger. They named it Aurum, which means gold. They named it this because
the planet was so valuable to them. Then they named its star Aureus because it
was golden in color and because it too was valuable to them. Once on Aurum the
advena continued to evolve, developing special abilities. The advena can make
their hands glow to provide light, they can heal by touching someone. They can
do things you might call magic, but that’s not what it is, its evolution. Today
humans live unaware of the advenas but advenas are aware of humans. Indeed,
some advenas choose to live peacefully on Earth. While others live on Aurum to
this day.” Wrinkle finished his story with an almost bored air, as though he
had told it many times before.
This is the beginning to a story that I have in my head. It would be cool to write more to it but I don't really know where its going. And anyway, I don't know if this is even interesting to anyone else. oh well.
-Natalie
