Short Story About 9/11

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“GET AWAY!”, Eleven screamed as the scientists were getting closer and closer to her. Ever since Eleven was a kid, she knew she wasn’t normal, but she didn’t realize she was this abnormal. She didn’t know what was so special about her that scientist would want to keep her in a cell. After several days, she was furious at the scientists so she screeched so loud that the lights flickered, the windows shattered, and the guards dropped dead. Before the police were contacted she fled. Without hesitation, she ran until she found Mike, a boy that looked about the same age as her.
They quickly became best friends going everywhere with each other. Although she liked him, he didn’t know about her secret. Until one day, when the FBI and the scientists both went to their school during an assembly. The only thing she did …show more content…

She had the same white, pale complexion, same hair color, and the same eyes of Eleven, too. “Could it be her?”, he thought. There were no other seats so he was forced to sit by her. She said her name was A and she had recently had a relative perish and was still coping. Mike told her that he too was still coping with the loss of his best friend. Before Eleven could speak Dr. Hasselhoff opened the door and told Mike to enter. Mike didn’t know what but something felt different about him. It was like this huge weight off of his shoulders. He wasn’t worried anymore about Eleven. The next week, Mike went back to Dr. Hasselhoff and A was, too. This time he made it an endeavor to get to know A. After much chattering, Mike asked what the name of her relative was. “Please don’t make fun of her name”, pleaded A. “I promise”, responded Mike. “Eleven”, responded A holding back her tears. Mike was astonished at what she had just said, trying to comprehend it. Holding back his tears he questioned, “Eleven?”. “Yes, she was my twin sister”, replied A. “She was my best friend”, replied

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