" This...This is Amazing!.... It-It's unbelievable! Do you know how long I've to bear it ?!... What did you do to me? "

" I “Swap” the property of your leg's Bones with this fork.”

He talked while picking up the pieces of a fork up the floor one by one.

“ So now, Your bones have gained a property of stainless: Endurance.

We can do it with a steel either but I can't find one so...yeah."

Jody was still amazed, her eyes were on the legs all the time he explained.

" On the other hand, This fork... right here, It's been replaced by the property of your bone. So when I squeezed it, It broke. Because it's a property of your bone ... Yikes but...if it can be this easy to break...your disease is more severe than I thought."

“........”

" So...what do you think of it? "

" It's... “Remarkable”...but-"

She gulped,

"... If you offer me this...that means... "

" Wise man once said: If you're good at something, Never do it for free."

" What do you want... Money? How much should I pay you?”

“ Do I look like someone who's looking for money? Even you've looked through my biography?”

“.....”

“ Once you've learned to master the technique, you can do it anywhere, anytime. Whenever you want.”

" What do you mean by that?"

" I was telling you that 'THIS' is not an ability. But it is “Something” that can be taught, passed down, and practiced."

" !? "

She was completely stunned.

Never in her life had she ever heard of it before.

" This is not... your “Ability”?.. You're saying... that this power to swap things ...isn't your “Ability”??? And I can learn it?! "

" Yes." Syd continued,

" A long time ago, before you were born, before I was born, and even before your great grandfather was born. There's an ancient 'Technique' been passing down to generations. In the northern forest of China. The Chinese monks developed this technique based on the thought of 'Become One with Nature' "

He took another bite of hamburger.

" Usually, the monks used it in their daily lives. To do stuff and make them easier, more comfortable, and faster. At first, I could maintain the swapping effect around 5 seconds, but it keeps growing as I practice.... until this day, I can make maintain the effect around 10-13 minutes."

Syd looked at the clock on a wall.

" I think the time is running out."

" Running out? time? what do you mean?? "

" See this fork? " Syd lifted the fork up,

" This fork... the fork that you broke it?... why?"

Syd tried to squeeze it again, but this time he couldn't make it.

" It has turned back to a normal fork."

"..."

" This power doesn't last eternally. It's only temporary. Once you've succeeded, It's up to your training. It's like riding a bicycle. Once you can ride it, the rest is up to you of how far you can go? how long you can last before running out of steam?”

" ...... "

“ So, your answer is...?”

“... You haven't told me what you want.”

Syd Barrett grin. He was impressed by the fact that the girl didn't get carried away.

She got wits.

" I want you to do something for me."

" Do what?"

" DESTROY this school. "

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

"What-?!...Syd...y...you're joking, right?!..."

" Do I look like I'm joking huh?"

"......"

"......."

"......"

" It's not like I care about the school or anything... I only moved here because it's popular... but This school is the best in United Kingdom. it's controlled by the government itself... And... and you are just... a student."

" A student, you said?... "

The evil smile appeared on his face,

" You're half correct. I'm just a student. But what student can access the medical record?"

" !!!! "

At that moment, Jody realized,

" You... who are you really?..."

" I am who I am. I'm just a kid with rich parents. You knew this."

“... Bullshit, Syd.”

He is more than that... This is going way beyond her expectation.

Jody trembled, staring at him with no blinking.

" That's the only one side of the coin."

Syd moved his face closer to Jody.

" I'm working for some organization. A spy, I would say... And that's all you need to know... Unless we got a deal."

"....."

" You help me on my job, I help you cure your disease. Simple as that."

"......"

" Why do you need me?... how can I be useful??.."

" Your ‘Ability’." he said,

" Your ability is powerful. Powerful enough that will make my job easier.”

" Will it... be risky...?..."

" Hell yeah it is." replied the boy,

"....I'm not gonna force you or anything. but if I were you sitting there, I won't let it slips."

The flashback replayed in Jody's head. Since that day when the incident occurred, she was abandoned. And nobody ever looked back to her again.

What she had done back in middle school already went all over the internet. It's a “black” record she wishes it didn't exist. She couldn't fix it...nobody can...

Once she's been exposed, her father gave up on her so as Joel her sister.

She's been receiving enough pressure and hatred from the internet. It went viral. Consequently, Jody's family needs to move away from Philadelphia.

The only reason Jody moved to London, to this highschool, was to prove to her father and Joel that she has changed. She has quit being that kind of person, She has already become a new Jody Johanson.

But too late.

Nobody she loves gave her another chance. They didn't care about Jody anymore...acted as if she was the ‘air’.

In the recent 2 years with this disease, Jody spent most of her life alone. Suffering and struggle. Been attacked by anxiety and depression several times.

" I have nothing to lose..." She said,

" I'm in. Please teach me how to master this power! "

" That's what I want to hear. "