The town of Millburrow. Early in 1962. Edgewood Hybrid School is the only school for Hybrids in town.
The entire town, like the rest of the country, treat Hybrids like second class citizens. They have to go to the back of the line in the grocery sto...
I woke up to the sound of my alarm. I groaned as I was awoken. I reached my hand and turned the alarm off. But when I sat up in my bed, my entire back was filled with pain. It was like cramping, ferocious cramping. I threw my blanket off of me, and I moved to the side of my bed and I tried to stand up. Keyword. TRIED. When my feet touched the carpet, my tail went numb and pain shot up my entire back. I yelped and sat back down on the side of my bed. I took a few deep breaths. "One...Two...Three!" I whispered to myself, pulling myself to my feet.
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I winced and sat back down. Okay, I don't think I can shower today. Or get out of bed. I reach over to the lamp on my nightstand and turn it on, lighting up the room a small bit.
I laid back down in bed and put my blanket back onto me. I guess I should wait until my back gets better before I get back up.
I waited for a while, and as I did, I let my mind wander. My bed is comfortable; it must be an excellent brand.
I felt myself sink into my bed a small bit....and again....wait, am I being sucked in? I felt myself fall back into water.
I tried to swim up, but due to my back, it hurt every time I tried. I ignored the pain and continued to swim up. Holding my breath...it kept getting harder and harder to move. Through the pain and the water becoming.....thicker...or denser.
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"Henry?" I heard a female voice say from below me. "Just give up....you'll feel better if you do." I felt like listening...but I didn't, I kept swimming up to the surface until-
"Henry!" I heard my dad shout. I shot up, and my back cramped up again. I groaned and laid back down. "Henry, are you okay?" Dad asked. "Does something hurt?" "Yeah, my lower back," I groaned out, trying to get back into my comfortable position, but I couldn't find it. "Let me see," dad told me. I laid on my stomach; maybe something is wrong with my spine? .....do I have to go to the doctor? I don't want to waste their time. Especially with me.
Dad pressed my back, starting with the top, and went down, and then...he found the bad spot. "Ow!" I yelped.
I felt my dad's hand move away. "Okay," He said, "You're not going to school today." I sighed. I'm never sick....or in this kind of pain. "Fine, but I'm gonna hate not having to move," I said. "I'll get you some pain meds, might help not make it unbearable."
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