TRACES Spring 2013 | Page 64

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The Other Kind

Between prophetic visions and a hellish past, Andy Walters always knew there was something off about him. He wondered and wondered about it for years and years, and unfortunately, it all came out at once, along with many other secrets that threatened to destroy his family forever. In order to learn to control these so-called "powers," he seeks help with an old friend in psychiatry and consoles with his older brother. But at the same time, a guerilla race is trying to lure Andy into their trap in order to genetically engineer his special yet dangerous DNA into those of their own kind. But how will Andy handle all of these obstacles? It all comes down to a climactic plot that could turn the tide of his life, and the life of his family, for all of time.

Flaw

I used to believe that I was normal. The word itself is quite contradictory but it was what I strived for normal, sane , average. I think I knew deep inside that it was not possible, but I still wanted it, badly. That was before November 1929, that was when everything changed. When the idea of normal blew of out the water,as all my defects floated to the surface and I lost everything. That year I saw one of life's worst devastation's to the economy and my life, taking my life's worth and throwing in the gutter for mice to quibble at for their own enjoyment. The horrors ahead involve death, mental sickness and the unmentionable that is to hard to believe what is possible and what is plausible. I caution you to hold on to what your idea of normal and hold it close to your heart, because if you don't, beware for my tale may have your brain deceive you. This is not a the average story of a person's loss and realization of what was missing. This is the story of a girl who lost everything to the point that she lost what she was and never quite found her way back.

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Kelsey Surmacz

Jessica Frichtel