Post by Osmosis on Feb 5, 2011 16:00:24 GMT -5
Hello! My name is Alexander Brunner. I may seem simple but I'm actually a very complex person. My friendliness and laid-back attitude is only a cover so others won't know how much life has worn me down. I try my best to remain strong, though. There isn't much that I fear, except for being shunned because I'm handicapped. I like a lot of things - like music and card games - and dislike less things. I'm quite easygoing in that respect.
Now, before I go into anything else, I guess a description of myself wouldn't hurt. I'm around the average height, about 5''1', and though I can't tell for myself, my father says I'm somewhere between skinny and fat, so I suppose that's good. And my mother told me once that I have blonde hair and dull, filmy blue eyes. Oh, and I'm 16. If you haven't guessed already, I am blind.
I've been blind since I was five. Mother says its hereditary because my grandfather was also blind, when he got older. But I discovered that there was something special about me when I was 10. I was sitting in the grass when I found a rock with my hand and picked it up. Although I couldn't see it with my eyes, when I closed my eyes, there was a vague image of the rock in my mind.
But that wasn't all. I also learned that I could move and control things with my mind, ergo, telekinesis. I experimented in secret. By the time I had practiced so much, I could see everything I did through my mind. I had to tell my mother what was going on when she asked why I had my eyes closed all the time. At first, she was shocked, but I showed her, and she was glad I could see again. Somewhat.
But I needed more practice. Reluctantly, my parents sent me to the school called the Havens. My father said there were kids like me who had their own gifts, and that I would learn how to fully control my gifts. Someday, I hope I can learn how to use my gifts without closing my eyes.
Now, before I go into anything else, I guess a description of myself wouldn't hurt. I'm around the average height, about 5''1', and though I can't tell for myself, my father says I'm somewhere between skinny and fat, so I suppose that's good. And my mother told me once that I have blonde hair and dull, filmy blue eyes. Oh, and I'm 16. If you haven't guessed already, I am blind.
I've been blind since I was five. Mother says its hereditary because my grandfather was also blind, when he got older. But I discovered that there was something special about me when I was 10. I was sitting in the grass when I found a rock with my hand and picked it up. Although I couldn't see it with my eyes, when I closed my eyes, there was a vague image of the rock in my mind.
But that wasn't all. I also learned that I could move and control things with my mind, ergo, telekinesis. I experimented in secret. By the time I had practiced so much, I could see everything I did through my mind. I had to tell my mother what was going on when she asked why I had my eyes closed all the time. At first, she was shocked, but I showed her, and she was glad I could see again. Somewhat.
But I needed more practice. Reluctantly, my parents sent me to the school called the Havens. My father said there were kids like me who had their own gifts, and that I would learn how to fully control my gifts. Someday, I hope I can learn how to use my gifts without closing my eyes.
