Andy couldn't believe someone had actually came to get them out of this place. It wasn't a place to learn it was a hellish nightmare enforcing children to hate themselves and hide their talents.  Week after week of lessons telling them to be what humanity wanted with limited supervised contact with his family. 

Andy hasn't seen his parents for months and couldn't even share his true feelings in the letters. Once he tried to illustrate and explain what really happenend here and he regretted it. His lesson instead of the usual mantras, brainwashing and surveillance was physical punishment.  From people a few years older then him a beating not to.mention being left alone with no food.

He hated it here and couldn't stand how other children just broke. Who just gave up hid their agony behind false smiles concealing parts of themselves that would never go away.  Kids who were about eighteen or seventeen were taken away for 'employment'  and 'medical'  opportunities at Trask Industries.

Andy didn't buy into any of that crap. He didn't want to be here and he didn't want to be among humanity or people disgusted by him. He didn't want to be sent here in the first place but his father had pulled as many strings as he could.  Less then four months ago Andy sent nearly dozens into the hospital. 

At first Andy begged, he pleaded,  and he just fought.  Now he stayed silent trying to keep his sanit intact. Then came the day when they were brought to a press conference shown off like achievements and show dogs. Andy felt sick to his stomach around the worst of humanity who saw this children as problems that needed to be fixed. 

Andy wanted to throw up when he put on that awkward forced smile when dressed in a uniform with those concealed wristbands digging into their skin.  One little outburst and a sedative that could stop your heart was administered in seconds. 

The two faced.politician would not look them in the eye or be too close. But his assistant Stacey wasn't like him. Andy knew what it was like to hide your rage, and holding yourself back from hurting someone.  When other people saw a helpful assistant he saw the truth.

Then the Senator clutched his head in pain just as she was rubbing her eyes.  To the horror of his supporters the scum bag slammed his head on something bulky.  In a few minutes he was dead and Andy felt the world was a lot better of because of it. Andy noticed briefly the smirk and the beautiful flash of blue in her eyes  he found mesmerizing. 

Then the adults escorting them freaked out running to the senator or having panic attacks or hallucinations seconds apart.  Andy was smiling actually feeling joy for the first time in too long. Stacey led them to the armored bus they arrived and Andy and the rest of then  felt the bracelets fall off.

She abandoned her facade and two people identical to her joined. " Come on Boys and Girls let's get the Hell out of here." A few children who actually bought that crap the academy needed all three to command them to sit down. Andy couldn't help himself and was so grateful he hugged her. He couldn't thank her enough for freeing him.

She didn't push him away but listened to everything he had to say. But her sisters stared at him for a while. 

" I'm following you anywhere but please tell me we'll be able to do that. That bastard deserved it and I want in whoever you are." He introduced himself soon after one of her sisters took the wheel ." That was the first kind thing anyone has done for me since I was enrolled here."

" My name's Esme and trust me Andrew this is only the beginning. Besides your were an added bonus to all of this. We have a lot to talk about. Including your potential."