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Chapter 1 : Introduction
You've seen them. People call others freaks all the time. Maybe because they're different. They enjoy things you don't. But they're more like you than you would know. The real freaks are not human. Most of them are Almosts.
They're almost human. If you saw one in the real world, you might think they were normal. But there's something strange about each one.
Some look just like humans but can do extraordinary things. Desi Mae is one of them. She looks perfectly normal, with her long, dark hair and clean dresses. There a few things that might make you suspicious. Her eyes are gray and dead. She is blind. She is also very very pale.
Desi Mae is the one in control of the Almosts. Although younger than a lot of them, she leads with skill and determination. Her parents were the leaders of the Belowness until they died in a tragic accident.
Yes, Almosts can die. A lot do in the human world, or the Normalworld as the Almosts call it.
How does one get to the Belowness, you might ask? There are portals in every major city in the world. The portals are often in parks, at the biggest tree. Only Almosts can open the portals. Each Almost is given a collar-like necklace with a chip in the charm, which opens the portals. Desi Mae is the only one without a collar. She instead has a chip in her arm. Her parents were very protective, and concerned that she wouldn't be able to get home from the Normalworld if she lost her collar, so they chipped her.
Desi Mae is the only Almost who goes back and forth between the Belowness and the Normalworld. She goes through all the portals, looking for creatures to invite to the Belowness. Almosts can be anything; witches, vampires, kids that have been experimented on... They all appear to be under 21 years old, and none drink or smoke, so it's a big family of young freaks.
When Desi Mae is in the Belowness, she can navigate perfectly since she knows where everything is. But when she goes to the Normalworld, she has to use a seeing eye dog to get around the cities since they are busy and always changing.
Her seeing eye dog is actually another Almost in her dog form. Bordy (pronounced bore-dee) is one of the few shapeshifters in the Belowness. Bordy can shift into almost anything, though her favorites are a bright lab (Desi Mae's seeing eye dog) and a giant hawk for transportation.
When Desi Mae goes to the Normalworld looking for kids to bring into the Belowness, she looks for kids being picked on or hiding out as not to be discovered. Desi Mae can tell when a being is special because they have a certain feel.
Everything sounds perfect, right? A sanctuary for kids who are out of place in the Normalworld. But everything has a downside. There are creatures who are just like the Almosts, but they are the complete opposite. The Almosts protect the freaks from the humans. The "Others" as they are called, are there to destroy humans.

Description
Chapter 1 : Introduction
You've seen them. People call others freaks all the time. Maybe because they're different. They enjoy things you don't. But they're more like you than you would know. The real freaks are not human. Most of them are Almosts.
They're almost human. If you saw one in the real world, you might think they were normal. But there's something strange about each one.
Some look just like humans but can do extraordinary things. Desi Mae is one of them. She looks perfectly normal, with her long, dark hair and clean dresses. There a few things that might make you suspicious. Her eyes are gray and dead. She is blind. She is also very very pale.
Desi Mae is the one in control of the Almosts. Although younger than a lot of them, she leads with skill and determination. Her parents were the leaders of the Belowness until they died in a tragic accident.
Yes, Almosts can die. A lot do in the human world, or the Normalworld as the Almosts call it.
How does one get to the Belowness, you might ask? There are portals in every major city in the world. The portals are often in parks, at the biggest tree. Only Almosts can open the portals. Each Almost is given a collar-like necklace with a chip in the charm, which opens the portals. Desi Mae is the only one without a collar. She instead has a chip in her arm. Her parents were very protective, and concerned that she wouldn't be able to get home from the Normalworld if she lost her collar, so they chipped her.
Desi Mae is the only Almost who goes back and forth between the Belowness and the Normalworld. She goes through all the portals, looking for creatures to invite to the Belowness. Almosts can be anything; witches, vampires, kids that have been experimented on... They all appear to be under 21 years old, and none drink or smoke, so it's a big family of young freaks.
When Desi Mae is in the Belowness, she can navigate perfectly since she knows where everything is. But when she goes to the Normalworld, she has to use a seeing eye dog to get around the cities since they are busy and always changing.
Her seeing eye dog is actually another Almost in her dog form. Bordy (pronounced bore-dee) is one of the few shapeshifters in the Belowness. Bordy can shift into almost anything, though her favorites are a bright lab (Desi Mae's seeing eye dog) and a giant hawk for transportation.
When Desi Mae goes to the Normalworld looking for kids to bring into the Belowness, she looks for kids being picked on or hiding out as not to be discovered. Desi Mae can tell when a being is special because they have a certain feel.
Everything sounds perfect, right? A sanctuary for kids who are out of place in the Normalworld. But everything has a downside. There are creatures who are just like the Almosts, but they are the complete opposite. The Almosts protect the freaks from the humans. The "Others" as they are called, are there to destroy humans.