P.O.V Jerome 

I didn’t want to ask Samantha on what she meant by that, but I just sighed and looked out the window. I could here her sigh next to me as we pulled up to our school. She didn’t move when the bus stopped and people were piling out of it.

“Samantha, it is time for school now.” I told her, slowly grabbing her arm. She forcibly pulled it away from and hide her face. “Samantha?” I lifted her head to see her eyes were pure white. I backed away in fright and hoped no one else saw it. The bus driver left his bus to deal with some kids who were fighting outside of the buss area. “Sam-Samantha.” I said again. Her white eyes looked at me and they turned normal. Tears ran down her face as she covered her face in her knees. I grabbed her arm again and pulled her to a hug. That always seemed to help her in way when that happened. “You are okay.” I whispered to her. I felt her mouth move. “Not this time.” It wasn’t her voice that I heard, but it was her talking. “She is ready, and strong enough.” the voice told me.

“Please let me be with her, I don’t want to lose my Samantha.” a smirk went across the face of Samantha. “I give you one day. Maybe you should tell her who you really are, to save you from more pain.” Samantha eyes went normal and she wobbled forward grabbing my arms. “Jerome?” I could fear in her voice. “I don’t want ‘him’ to take over me. Just kill me.” I hugged her again. “Lets not go to school, lets go to the park.” he told her. Samantha nodded and they left the bus heading to the park. The girl we met yesterday sat on the swing just looking around. Samantha was the first to walk up.

“Hey.” she smiled at the girl. I followed closes behind her. “Oh. Hey. What is up?” Dawn smiled back at us. She looked at me and smiled. “My friends should be here soon. You know what, I would like you guys to join our team!” Samantha looked at me then back at Dawn. “What team?” she asked her. “Oh! It is a team of Bajan’s who don’t want to kill Bacca’s. They protect them because we know that most of them are good. They are just protecting themselves from the Bajan’s who want to hurt them.” she looked at me and smiled. “Why do you think we want to join a group like that? We are going to the school to learn to kill the Bacca’s. They have ruined my life. I hate them.” Dawn’s eyes widen as I said that coming out of my mouth. She looked at me. “Then you don’t know.” Samantha looked at me with confusion. “Know what?” she asked me. I opened my mouth then closed it again. Dawn looked over to where her friends stood. “I-I am a-a Bacca.” I told Samantha.

P.O.V Samantha

I watched Jerome, I was really confused on what Dawn said. “Know what?” I asked Jerome. He opened his mouth to talk, but nothing came out. “I-I am a-a Bacca.” I heard him speak. I looked at him then backed away. My best friend, a Bacca. Someone I trusted, he held me, protected me, kept me calm. All these years here was a Bacca. “Yo Dawn,” the Kermit guy called. “What is going on?” he looked at Jerome and I. I felt so angry, but kept it deep down, to protect my friend.

“Um.” I heard her voice from behind me. “Later Dakota.” she told the guy that came  up. “Samantha.” I backed up more when he reached his hand to me. “I would never hurt you.” my heart raced as anger and tears stormed up my throat. “Samantha, isn’t he like your best friend?” I heard Dawn ask. I nodded to her looking at her. “He has always been there for me. I never knew that my friend was the one thing my family feared all along.” I told her. The rest of their group was standing there listening to the conversation. I looked at Jerome who was also trying to hold back tears. I walked forward and wrapped my arms around him, like I use to after my father died.

“You are my friend, I don’t care anymore. If you are Human, Bajan or Bacca,” I paused and looked at Dawn. “Can I still say yes?” I asked her. “Welcome to Team Crafted.” The younger boy told us. “I am Ty.” he added in. “and this is Jason.” he pointed to the shorter of them, “I am Ian.” said the guy with the buzz cut. “I am Seto, and this is Dan.” Seto pointed to a guy with a breed. I smiled and looked at Jerome. He wouldn’t let go of my hand since we left the bus. I don’t know what he saw, but I never remember ever the bus stopping so something must have happened.

“How did you know that Jerome was a, Bacca?” I asked Dawn. “That is my ‘Power’” she used her hand to make it a joke. “I was in the school, but left and soon createdTeam Crafted. I didn’t want to hurt them. I knew what was right.” she explained. “I started this group with Dan, Ty, and Jason. We wanted to do something good with ourselves, not just killing people who have lives also.” Jerome smiled as he listened to their stories. I was more wanting someone to convince me that this was the right idea.