"Straight!"

I nodded. We kept walking straight.

"Do you know what those things are?" Sasha asked.

"No idea," Korey said, holding tight onto Lexi's hand.

"I know. They're called erudates. I'll bet this Winston is employing them," Scarlet said.

"They're employable?" Abigail asked.

"They ask for the least pay," Scarlet added.

We all nodded.

"Anyone else got a hidden power they'd like to reveal to us?"

Silence.

"Ok. You have not spoken, so you must forever hold your-"

"I-turn-into-a-plague-bringing-horde-of-insects," Lexi spat, making it sound like one big word. Korey smiled.

"I don't know about a power, but I took self defense classes for eight years," Sasha offered.

"I think my 'power' is pretty obvious," Morgan added.

I waited. That made me and Abigail the only two in the group who were powerless.

Powerless.