Later, Darren told me what he could do. He, in a sense, had photographic memory, but in an extremely powerful way. Anything he’d ever experienced was embedded into his mind- he told me he even remembered being born, which was pretty gross. I didn’t believe him.

Others were more interesting. The two girls, Lucy and Julia, were both connected. They said that Lucy could listen to thoughts, while Julia could put thoughts or images into someone’s mind. Only Julia could control when to use her power; Lucy was always listening, she couldn’t turn it off.

Most other people stayed away from me. The whole ‘blind’ thing really set me apart.

Theo kept waking up the same way he did that day for the rest of the ride, and his headaches got worse every day until I told him to use his powers.

“There’s not enough room,â€? he’d said.

“Do you really need that much space?â€?

“Well, I guess not, but-“

“Just do it.â€?

He sighed, then his feet left the ground. He stopped having headaches after that.