I'm not normal. I have "issues," as my mom says. She says I am autistic and special. Well, she is not wrong when she says I'm special. I am. I can breathe underwater. I can read minds if a channel in. I can... heal.

I don't think my mom is my mother. I was switched at birth...

I mean, think about it. What other reasonable answer is there? My mom thinks my autism is the reason why I say I can do all this but i’m sure i can! I did it last night! When mom wasn’t looking, I took her phone and searched up “Water breathing cool guy” in homes of finding my real parents.

“Poseidon? Greek god? What? This is so weird.”

I said to myself in the mirror with confusion written all over me.

Then i heard footsteps.

I froze.

“More like Cronus. You really thought google would tell you who your father was? Who taught you to steal from your mom like that?”

I turned around, obviously guilty.

she had her arms crossed but was less upset than I thought she would be.

Wait a second. She didn’t even see the screen. How did she know what was on it?

“It’s about time you find out, Kayden.”

She shifted unconformably.

“You’re special. Not just Autistic special, You’ve gotten the gift of the Greek god Poseidon.”

“But…. Why me? Better question; why you?”

“I have nothing to do with this.”

She looked away, scared she’d said too much.

“C’mon mom. You’re in way too deep to stop now.”

She buried her head in her hands and continued.

“I didn’t know. You aren’t mine. You never were. I thought you were normal that day I took you from them. The park. I kidnapped you after seeing your Dad push your head under water. He was Poseidon. I thought it would last. Gaslighting you into thinking you were someone you weren’t. I’m sorry Kayden. ”