Wow. I like how, in the beginning, Rick remembers the scene from the 1976 film "Carrie", where Carrie finally snaps and unleashes her telekinetic powers, locking the doors and starting the fires -- causing her tormentors to burn, and wishes he himself had powers like hers.

Cool!

Keep up your awesome writing! :)

Chilling. Absolutely chilling. The portrayal of Rick is dead on, especially with his manic state of mind. You've made the pure isolation that Rick felt and the desperation and well, general psychotic break that Rick had so real. Great work.