~-Suzi: Broken - A TIAJNAD Backstory

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My name is Suzi. Some people say I'm evil. I say I'm opinionated. But there's one thing you need to know: my life is harder than you realize. And after you read this, you'll understand.


Yeah, that's me. Or at least, that was me when I was born. I'm different now. But I'll explain that later on. For now, just read. Read about my life..... if you can handle it.

I opened my eyes and awoke. It was morning. Another new day to help people! I kicked off my sheets and jumped out of my bed. I ran to the kitchen. I smelled waffles! I slid into a chair and my mom set down a plate with five waffles on it in front of me. I picked up my fork and stabbed the waffle then stuffed it in my mouth. Then I spoke (my words will be in dark purple).
Oh, Mom, these are delicious!
I stuffed another pancake into my mouth. Then my mom spoke (her words will be in darkish green).
Thanks, Suzi. I'm glad you like them.
No, I LOVE them!
I stuffed another into my mouth, and soon they were all gone. I suddenly heard the bus coming down the road.
Oh no! The bus! Sorry Mom, gotta go!
I grabbed my backpack and flew out the front door.
THANK YOU FOR THE WAFFLES!
The bus was just about to leave when I jumped onto it and took a seat. I breathed a sigh of relief. I'd missed the bus tons of times, and that would always mean getting picked on by the bullies. Oh well. I got on today!
The bus stopped in front of the school and everybody hopped off and ran into the school building. My first class was Math. I went to my locker, unlocked it, and picked up everything I needed. The bell rang, and I headed toward the Math room. Just as I was opening the door somebody grabbed my shoulder and whirled me around, making me drop my backpack (their words will be in brown).
Alright, give it to me, Suzi.
Give what to you?
This dude looked familiar. Where had I seen him?
My homework. You said you'd do it, remember? Now give it.
Oh no. This was Rick. He was the head football player. And last Friday I happened to run into him (literally) and knocked him to the ground (you'd think a football player would be more stable). He got mad, but instead of punching me in the face he ordered me to do his homework. So here I was, with no homework. I had completely forgotten to do it.
Um.... yeah.... about that-
You didn't forget to do it, did you, Suzi?
Well, I-
Because you know what happens when you don't do what I ask.
Yeah. I did know. I'd seen it millions of times. Rick would beat up all those people who didn't do what he asked. And of course he was always nicey-nice when the teachers were around. And no teacher believed those who got beat up, because "Rick was always right", as they said. I gulped.
Yeah.
So, where is it?
I gulped again.
I-
What's going on here?
I breathed a sigh of relief and turned to my father. He was the Math teacher.
You know that Math class is starting, right?
Yeah. Sorry, Dad. I got caught up.
And you, Rick?
I was heading to class when Suzi started talking to me.
That big fat liar.
Is that true, Suzi?
Of course it wasn't.
No.
See? She's always lying, Sir.
My dad looked at me, than at Rick.
Get to class, both of you.
Then he turned to me.
We'll talk about this later.
I nodded, but inside I was fuming. I went into Math class and sat down in my chair a little harder than I intended to. Because as soon as I crashed into the chair hard, it broke under me and I fell through it and onto the floor. I heard chuckles from around the room. And of course, right at that instant, my dad had to walk in. He walked calmly to me, gave me his hand, and helped me up. Then he led me to the door and pointed to the principal's office. I nodded, trying not to growl or scream. I headed to the principal's office, opened the door, and tried my best not to slam it shut. Sitting in a chair was the principal (his words will be in dark blue).
Hello again, Suzi. What do you need?
I broke a chair.
Oh? And why?
I didn't mean to, I was just mad.
Why were you mad?
Ugh. If I said that I was mad at Rick, than I would get in more trouble.
I've just been having a bad day.
I see. Have a seat.
I sat down in a seat across from the principal.
Suzi, what's been going on with you lately?
Nothing.
We both know that's a lie.
I sighed. Time to spill.
I haven't been getting any sleep. Everytime I doze off, something shocks me awake. Like some sort of electricity is going through me. I don't know what it is. But everytime I start to fall asleep, I get electrocuted.
That's very odd.
Yeah. I know. But it's the truth.
I know it's the truth. I can tell by your voice. But I don't know what it is. Have you told your parents?
No offense, but are you kidding me? They never listen to me anyway. My dad thinks I'm lying. My mom doesn't say anything because she's afraid my dad will get mad at her, and I end up getting grounded for fifty years because I told a lie when I didn't!
Well. I had said a lot more than I intended to say.
Suzi? I think you need to talk to your parents. Tell them how you feel. If they still don't listen, come and talk to me again. Maybe I can help somehow.
Alright. I'll try talking to them tonight.
The principal smiled and nodded.
Good. Now, you best be getting back to class.
Right.
I stood up and headed for the door.
And Suzi? Don't break anymore chairs.
I smiled.
I'll try not to.
And then I opened the door and went back to Math class.

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I walked through the front door of my house, backpack swung across my shoulder. I would do it. I would totally do it. I would tell my parents what the principal had told me to say. I gulped and headed for the kitchen. Mom and Dad were sitting in some chairs and they were both drinking coffee (they drank it morning and night, for some reason). Wait, I never showed you what they looked like, did I? Well, here's my mom:

And my dad:

I don't know how I ended up so weird. I have circles all over my body and I only have one tail. They're plain and have three tails. Oh well, guess I'm different. Anyway, I headed toward my parents and sat down. They both looked at me.
What do you need?
I need to talk to you.
They both looked at me expectantly. I took a deep breath.
I just.... I feel like you never listen to me.
They were silent.
Whenever I try to tell you something, you either dismiss me or say I'm lying when I'm not.
Silence. Just plain, dull, torturing silence.
Honey, we're sorry.
We are?
Mom elbowed Dad hard.
I mean, we are!
We're just so busy and we don't think things through like we should. We promise that we'll try to listen to you more. Right?
She turned to Dad.
Right!
I smiled, even though I was pretty sure that Dad wasn't even paying attention.
Thanks.
Thank you for telling us.
I smiled, but then remembered something else.
Um.... there's also something else.
Oh?
Yeah. I haven't been getting a lot of sleep because.... whenever I doze off, I seem to get electrocuted by something. Is there a problem with the wiring in my room and something's shocking me or what?
Well there's nothing wrong with your wiring. I checked it two days ago and it was fine.
So what is it then?
Try falling asleep now and we'll watch you and see what happens.
Well that was a plan. I shut my eyes. I was so tired that I immediately started to doze off, but right as I did a burst of electricity coursed through me and I snapped my eyes open. I felt like I was on fire and the tips of my fingers and toes were buzzing. My parents mouths were dead open. I swear, a praying mantis could fly in there and they wouldn't notice it.
What happened?
My mom swallowed.
Well, you shut off the power.
That's why it was so dark in here.
You shook the ground hard.
I looked down and noticed cracks on the tile beneath the kitchen table.
And bolts of lightning came out of you.
I stared at her.
You're joking.
She's not.
My dad was actually SHIVERING! I had never seen him look so scared in his life.
Try doing it now, except don't try falling asleep. Try doing it awake.
I nodded, concentrated, and wove my arms in a circle. Electricity formed in the circle. As soon as I put my hands down it stopped.
Try picking up stuff with your electricity.
I stretched my hand out toward an empty soda can that was laying on the floor. Electricity came out of my hand, grabbed the soda can, and brought it to me in two seconds flat. As soon as the soda can was in my hand, the electricity stopped.
Now try putting it down.
I stretched my arm out and electricity shoved the soda can out of my hand and back onto the floor. Then it stopped coming out. I turned to my mom, my eyes huge.
Well. That was interesting. Why don't you head to bed, Suzi? We'll talk about this in the morning.
I nodded, even though I still had homework to do. I was exhausted from using all the electricity and from not getting enough sleep. So I headed to my room and crawled under my covers. I snuggled up. And for the first time in a long time, I slept.

Suzi? Wake up.
My eyes popped open and I stared into Mom's.
Wha?
Time to go.
I looked at the clock. It was 4:00am.
Go where?
Come on and I'll show you.
I groaned and kicked off my covers then followed my mom. She led me out the front door and into the car. Dad was already in the driver's seat, ready to go. Me and Mom buckled in and Dad drove off. We drove for about two hours. By the time we got to our destination it was around 6:00am.
Alright, we're here!
I stared out the window at where "here" was. It was a place with multiple tables set up and people were sitting behind them. Mom and Dad lead me out of the car and over to an empty table. They sat me down behind the table then placed multiple items on the table.
In five minutes people will come. When they come to your booth show them your electric skills. We'll be right next to you collecting the money.
Money? Showing people my skills? I didn't like the sound of any of this. But in five minutes, sure enough, people swarmed into the place, looking at all the tables. Some of the dogs behind the tables could work a computer well. others were as flexible as a noodle. When somebody stopped at my table I stood up, aimed my hand at a heavy weight, and lifted it with my electricity. The person jumped back, but soon came closer in awe. Soon a crowd gathered around my table, staring at my amazing electric skills. I was getting tired fast, but my parents told me to keep on going. So I did. I worked until around 8:00pm without rest. I was so tired that when my parents told me that I was done and could rest, I fell right asleep behind my table.

My eyes popped open again to my mom waking me up. It was 4:00am again. She told me it was time to go again. But my hands and head hurt from using so much electricity. I tried to tell her, but she dismissed it and she and dad took me to the place again. I performed again until 8:00pm again. And I did that for weeks. Got up at 4:00am, went to bed at 8:00pm. My hands ached more and more every day. But one day was different. My mom woke me up at 4:00am as usual, and she and my dad drove me to the place. So I started using my powers again and people watched. When it was 8:00pm I could finally stop and we were packing up and heading for the car when somebody stopped my parents and began talking to them (his words will be in dark red).
Sorry to distrub you, but I couldn't help but notice what an amazing performance you have there.
Yes, she has amazing powers.
So they really are powers? No tricks?
Nope, no tricks. They're real.
You must be making a lot of money off her.
I hadn't even asked how much money they had gotten. They paid me a little bit a day, but I really couldn't do anything with it since I worked all the time.
Yes, we do.
How about we strike an offer? I could use someone like her. How about I give you $50,000,000 for her?
My parents eyes grew large and so did mine. Of course they'd say no! I was their daughter! They looked at each other, then at me.
Of course we accept!
My mouth dropped open. The man handed Mom and Dad a wad full of cash then grabbed my arm. I pulled away from him, but he just grabbed it again and started pulling me toward a cage.
Come now, stop fussing!
Mom! Dad! Help me!
But when I looked my mom and dad in the eyes, they looked away in shame. They wouldn't help me. They just got fifty million dollars for me. My heart sunk at the betrayal. My own parents sold me. The man shoved me into the cage and locked me in it. it was a small cage and it was barely big enough for me to fit in. He threw the cage that I was in into the back of his truck and drove off. And the image of him handing my parents that wad of cash kept on coursing through my brain. I soon fell asleep and dreampt up nightmares all night.

I awoke being jostled around. My eyes popped open and I looked around and my heart sunk again. It wasn't a dream. The man was carrying my cage, hence the jostling. He went through the front door of a building. In the center of the building was a large cage. He unlocked my little cage and threw me into the large cage, then locked it. Surrounding my cage were other cages containing strange animals. Like a monkey with two tails, an elephant with three heads, stuff like that.
Ah, you'll bring in a lot of money. There is only one rule: Do as I say. If you don't, you will be severely punished.
Easy enough.
Now, people will start coming in. Work some magic!
And then he left for a few minutes. People started swarming into the building. I started "working my magic" and used electricity and multiple objects in the cage. The people were fascinated. And then the man came back.

He looked like a magician, sort of.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! I am the magician!
Well that explained it.
What you see here is my newest exhibit, the Electro-Girl!
Oh, so now I had a stage name?
She can move things with electricity, and we think that the more she uses electricity she will be able to create things with it!
The crowd oohed and ahhed over me using my amazing powers. By around 11:00pm I was falling asleep on my feet. But the Magician ordered me to keep on going because people were still coming in. By 2:00am it was finally closing time and he told me I could sleep. But by 4:00am he had me up again, working my butt off until 2:00am again. And I did that everyday. And everyday I grew more and more angry. My parents gave me up. People stared at me like I was some sort of freak. And I was. I was a complete and utter freak. And one day I just cracked. People were staring at me, adults were taking notes. Kids were pointing and asking what was wrong with me. Some took pictures. And right then I cracked. I aimed my hands at the crowd and shot electricity at them. They screamed and started dashing out of the building. I kept on shooting electricity at them, and soon they had all fled the building. I put down my hands, stopping the electricity, and smiled. Finally, some peace. But I didn't get any peace. Because right then, the Magician stormed up to my cage and started yelling at me.
You idiot!
And he cursed and screamed at me all day. When he finally stopped, he told me to stay right where I was. But I couldn't really go anywhere, so I just stood there. A few minutes later the magician came back. He grabbed me by my arm hard and pulled me out of my cage. He shoved me through another door in the building and down a hallway. He pushed open a door that was in the hallway and dragged me through it. He shut the door behind me. Dogs with white coats that were in the room grabbed me and before I could react they chained me to a table.

[daz]

Now you haz 2 people who has seem it!!! The suspense, write moooooore!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel Faery]

Awesome!... Moresome?...

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Now you haz 2 people who has seem it!!! The suspense, write moooooore!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay! 2 people!!

Awesome!... Moresome?...

Ofcoursesome!





















I struggled but couldn't break free. I fought but didn't win. I cried but they laughed. I- okay I'm done with all this poetic stuff.
Electro-Girl, I think it's time we look at you a bit more.
A doctor came over and stuck a long needle in my arm then took it out. They did this for hours without end. Stuck me, then took it out and examined it. Finally, by the end of the day, they unchained me and put me back in my large cage. The Magician walked up to me.
Don't disobey me again.
And with that, the Magician left me alone.

The next day at around 3:00am I overheard the Magician talking with a doctor (who's words will be in gray).
She has amazing brain capability. She's smarter than someone triple her age.
And that's good, right?
Very. But here's the thing, I know you have a great show going on here, but it can become better with my plan.
What do you have in mind?
But before the doctor answered they headed to a different room so that apparently I wouldn't overhear it. But a few minutes later they both came out of the room.
So we have a deal, then?
Yup.
They shook paws, and then the doctor turned to look at me.
Bring her to us immediately. We'll be waiting.
And the doctor left without another word. The Magician opened up my cage and grabbed me by my arm again, then pulled me through the door and through the long hallway again. But instead of going into the same room where I had been stuck with multiple needles, we went to a different room. He shoved me in it and then closed the door behind us. Doctors grabbed me and hoisted me onto a table (just like the other one) and chained me to it. Great. More needles and blood testing. Then the doctor I had seen talking later walked up to me, smiling and holding a needle.
Now, Suzi, don't worry. You won't remember any of the pain that is about to happen.
Oh yeah, that made it so much better.
We're just going to do a little bit of brain surgery, that's all.
Why?
Why, to improve you, of course! And to control you to make sure you don't lash out at the crowd again.
Wait. Control me? No. I was tired of getting hurt. Tired of being their project. Tired of all the emotions inside of me. Tired of the sadness. Tired of people looking and laughing and pointing at me. Tired of everything. Anger boiled inside of me. The needle had just barely touched my head when I exploded. Anger lit me up and lightning shot out of me from everywhere, shocking everybody but myself in the room. The chains that were holding me broke from the power. Once the electricity stopped, I quickly got to my feet and ran. I burst through the door and ran down the hallway.
Get back here!
I kept on running.
Get back here, you!
Kept on running. I could tell that there were millions of doctors chasing me, but I didn't look back.
I OWN YOU!!!
I stopped for a slight second then turned around.
Not anymore.
And with those two words I dashed out of the building and onto the street.

[winnie44]

That was great! I love it! You are a great author.

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That was great! I love it! You are a great author.

Aww, thank you!! That's nice of you to say!

[daz]

Yay!! Wait... Oh. Uhh... Forget I said that.
Run Suzi, run!!! I feel that sudden rate I always get when I like a bad guy. I love all bad guys because they're misunderstood.

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Yay!! Wait... Oh. Uhh... Forget I said that.
Run Suzi, run!!! I feel that sudden rate I always get when I like a bad guy. I love all bad guys because they're misunderstood.

Yeah, some people like the bad guys. Occasionally I do too, but I mostly like the funny ones.

More, just 'cause I feel like it..... even though not many people are reading this.

















I ran. Even when the footsteps faded, I ran. Once I was a long way from the place I had been I slowed to a jog, and then to walking. I was walking down the street when I noticed pieces of paper taped to windows and posts. I read them. They looked like this:

And that set me off. I ripped off all of those posters I could find. People started staring, started pointing at me. Just like they had when I was in a cage. They recognized me. And that's when I heard the sirens. Police car sirens. I started walking, but soon started running. I ran fast, but the police cars soon caught up with me. Police men grabbed my arms and put gloves over them so that I couldn't electro cute anyone. But that wasn't enough. Electricity shot through every ounce of me and zapped all of the police men. I started running again, but they grabbed me again and this time they tasered me and I fell to the ground unconscious.