Powers Acquired

For years, Malcolm has been hiding his powers to move or break objects using his mind.Malcolm has lived in fear and misery all his life because of his abusive father, who loves the bottle more than him. His mother died from depression when he was four. Despite having a gift for cooking and being adored by everyone in town for his kind heart, Malcolm remains to be a waiter simply because he doesn’t think he deserves a better life. The last and only girlfriend he had cheated on him and left him for an old rich man. Ever since then, he has been scared to get involved in a relationship again.However, Malcolm is secretly in love with his next-door neighbor Jessica. Being the only child of a billionaire, Jessica doesn’t bother to take notice of a person like Malcolm, and he would never dare try to talk to her, even though he admires her beauty from afar. Having noticed that Malcolm was eavesdropping on the little argument between her and her untrustworthy boyfriend, Jessica takes revenge on him by deliberately spilling her glass of milkshake all over the floor and table while dining at the restaurant he works at. She is such a spoiled brat.When an earthquake strikes and the restaurant collapses, Malcolm saves Jessica and others using the powers he mysteriously acquired at the age of sixteen. That’s when she begins to view him differently. That’s when he becomes the hero of the town. That’s when he realizes he’s not the only special kind ...Powers from above is a 5 book series.