No Limits Ch. 01

'Were there really more like me out there?' I asked myself. 'Maybe I'm not as alone in the world as I thought'. I grabbed Ali's hand as I glanced up at her with a grin. My grandmother lived in Germany and gave birth to my father a few years after the Second World War had ended. Though she or my parents never mentioned anything about experiments or anything like that, everything else added up.

It was reaching 11:00 O'clock when the professor just blurted out, "Typically, people aren't this interested about this stuff unless they or someone they know has manifested something". He sat back in his chair and looked at me, then at Al. "Is it one of you?"

We both looked at each other and went quiet with hesitation. "Look, I don't want to embarrass you, or pry, but I've waited my whole life to work with someone from the trials with side effects. I know it would be pretty embarrassing, but if you're willing to work with me I could guarantee your privacy, and no one would ever find out from me."

I'd been waiting for so long to hear news like this, I couldn't contain myself. Squeezing her hand tight, I looked up again at Al for approval. Alexis looked down at me, smiled and nodded in agreement to my decision.

"Yeah, it's me." I spoke apprehensively, with a lump in my throat. "Are you sure, no one will ever find out?"

"Absolutely, I would be too honored working with you that I wouldn't feel right about letting your information get out."

I started tests and everything the very next day and by the end of the week he had me on regimen of three experimental drugs that he and two other doctors invented. He told us he couldn't say when or even if any changes would take place, but that I should at least see something within two to three months. I was a little disappointed to hear this. I guess I just hoped to see results a little faster, like tomorrow.

I finished out this semester and the next without seeing anything different. My sister kept my spirits high for the duration, but it was a difficult task for her considering all I was putting her through. I wanted college to be different, but so far it just seemed to be high school repeated.