Prom Queen

Jammie had always felt there was something different about herself. It wasn't through a feeling of specialness or superiority, if anything it was the opposite. She was a shy, social outcast, lacking the awareness and social skills of other girls her age, mostly due to the strict upbringing by her ultra-religious and domineering mother. The other girls made fun of her, especially when she 'developed' late and failed at sports.

She began to notice the difference when she reached the age of 15. It was subtle things at first, a crack appearing in a window, objects falling off shelves. It happened during times of stress, and as the bullying intensified, so did the stress and with it, these manifestations that she could not control.

The one day after class, one of the popular boys, Tyrone, asked her to the prom. She was too shy to accept at first, but he persisted. He called her "pretty", "beautiful". He had grown tired of all the common girls and there was something about Jammie that was quiet and understated, like a deeper intelligence. Turns out, as the others learned that Tyrone showed an interest in Jammie, they began to see what he saw too. By the time they got to the prom it was a complete reversal. The kids who used to mock and torture her had voted for her to be their Prom Queen. It was a wonderful night.

After that night, life became easier for Jammie. She was able to move out of her mothers house by the time she had started college and she went on to study law. After graduating she and Tyrone eventually married and settled down to raise a family. The manifestations had stopped and were long forgotten.