User:Anvithap05/sandbox

Alanna thought she could hide it, but it was getting to her head. She knew it was only a matter of time before she could tell Olivia, but what if other people found out? Would they kill her? Ship her away so that nobody could ever come in contact with her? Whatever it was, there was no good way out of the situation.

She was born in Dayton, Ohio, on a bright morning in October of 1998. At the time, superheroes were pretty common, but shortly after she was born they were all banished or killed by the government. Coincidentally, Alanna's parents also died around the same time, so she never met them. Alanna grew up under the roof of her loving aunt and uncle, with 2 cousins that were more like sisters to her. She lived a pretty ordinary life, and she had her group of friends that she was always with. She liked to do daring stunts a lot (i.e. jumping over a ditch on her bicycle), but somehow never got hurt. In fact, she had never broken or sprained anything in her body. She was a relatively smart student in school, and usually got As in all of her classes. Alanna lived an almost-perfect life with a caring family and great group of friends.

Nobody ever mentioned anything to Alanna about her parents, so she always just assumed that they died in a car crash or something of the sort. People didn't like to talk about it, as it was a dark time where all superheroes had just been abandoned and killed. One time, her aunt mentioned something about how she never got hurt, almost like her mother. When Alanna questioned what that meant, she refused to say anything. Alanna never thought anything of it.

Alanna played many sports, but her favorite sport is soccer. She didn't know, but it was soccer that would change her life forever. During her sophomore year of high school, she had a soccer game, but unfortunately she fell, both spraining her ankle and breaking her tailbone. She was in a lot of pain, and went home to lie down. She realized when she got home that she felt completely fine, and that she didn't feel hurt at all. She knew she was pretty good at avoiding injuries, but this was crossing the line. She told her aunt and uncle, who both reluctantly said, "Are you sure you really hurt yourself out there on the field? Maybe you just thought you broke a bone but it was just a little sore." But Alanna was convinced that it was too painful for it to have just been sore. Her aunt and uncle looked at each other anxiously, and her aunt whispered to him "I think it's time for her to know." Her uncle just nodded in approval. "Know what?" She didn't understand. "We're going to tell you something right now, but you must swear that you will not tell anyone else", her uncle said solemnly. "OK I won't, now tell me what it is!" Alanna was getting restless. "Your parents weren't killed in a car crash. They were superheroes with magical healing powers. Their powers were passed down to you, but we couldn't tell you. If anyone find out, they will kill you just like they did to your parents." "What?! This is a lot to take in? Why didn't you tell me? And who is 'they'?" Alanna stormed to her room, not sure how to feel. She was so confused, but livid that they never told her about it.

Alanna had been living with this for a couple of years now, but it was driving her crazy. She wanted so badly to tell Olivia, her coworker and best friend, but she was oppressed. Her uncle's words replayed in her head over and over: "they will kill you just like they did to your parents".