[ WP ] Every person in the world develops a weird mutation/power the day they turn 16 . Everyone 's powers are always different , some more insignificant than others . You turn 16 , and watch as all your friends discover their newfound ability 's . That is , until you discover the severity of your own .

16. I ’ m almost 16. Been waiting for this day for ages. 
 16 it ’ s when you get your powers. No one knows when it started or why, it just did 
 For the last century or so when you turn 16 you get some sort of a power that could be as awesome as invincibility, super speed or flying, or worthless as being able to create bath sponges out of thin air. 
 The power doesn ’ t have a specific time to appear. We only know that it appears right after you reach 16 and you have to figure it out what it is. Sometimes it ’ s easy, because you start to levitate, sometimes it ’ s hard and you only find out when you need a bath sponge and you think of it. 
 
 Anyway, everyone ’ s here at my house for my birthday and power discovery. My Mom and Dad, my uncles, aunts and cousins and even my best friends Rick and Carl. 
 Rick already has his power. He can deflect bullets. But that ’ s it. If he get stabbed he is as weak as anyone else, but I guess deflecting bullets isn ’ t that bad. Carl on the other hand still has to wait another 2 month to find out which power he gets. As for me I can ’ wait. 
 We ’ re having fun, playing games, while the adults have their adults conversations when Mom calls us; it ’ s cake time and it ’ s 5m for my 16th birthday. 
 
 Dad closes the lights, Mom lights up the candles and everyone sings me happy birthday. It ’ s everything so perfect that I almost forget it. 
 2m for my 16th birthday; I blow out the candles, everyone applauses and wishes me happy birthday and the best of lucks. 
 30s for my 16th birthday; I ’ m eating cake and wondering what great power will I get? Invisibility? Time travel? Flight? Then suddenly, something ’ s very wrong, I feel ill, tired fading away. What ’ s wrong with me? I collapse to the ground. It hurts. 
 Dad runs to me, holds my hand, asks what ’ s wrong. I say: Dad, help me. As soon I say it Dad collapses. “ What happen Dad ”, I ask. No response. Dad is dead. With all the commotion I didn ’ t even realized my pain went away. All I know is that my Dad is dead. 
 
 Next day I wake up, went downstairs call Dad, maybe it was a dream. Was not. Mom is making me breakfast, crying. I need to go out clear my mind. I call Rick and Carl and ask them if they want to go to the mall and pass some time. 
 At the mall we play some Arcade, joke around a little until Carl says, “ I ’ m hungry, lets eat ” 
 We go to McDonald's and that when Rick remembers, “ Hey Steve we still don ’ t know what you power is. Have you found out yet? ”. 
 He is right, with the death of my father I totally forgot about it, what is my power? I don ’ t feel anything different, haven ’ t seen anything different and I passed almost 24h since my birthday 
 Did I get “ lucky ” and got one of those worthless powers that I will only find out when I ’ m in the bathroom and out of toilet paper? Oh please could the Universe be that cruel. 
 Suddenly I feel sick again, fading away, pain just like yesterday. I fall on the ground again. Rick and Carl run to me, I ask “ Rick, what ’ s wrong with me ” and just like that Rick falls dead on the ground and I recover and that ’ s when I realize what my power is. 
 
 I am now 1 Billion days old 

