and
offered to take watch. Luke slowly laid down in the dirt and turned
to his side, attempting to sleep. I looked around and found a nice
enough patch of grass to lay on, awkwardly laying on my back as I
stared up into the sky. I laid there for a while, watching the
sunlight drift away like an ocean shore and see the stars slowly
become visible in the night sky. That’s where I drifted off to
sleep.
I didn’t remember having a dream,
or let alone cared. When I woke up, it was dead silent. I slowly
sat up from the patch of grass, and saw that I was alone. Luke and
Nick weren’t anywhere in sight.
I quickly stood up and looked
around, but I couldn’t see anything. A thick fog had surrounded me
and made it nearly impossible to see ten feet in front of me. Then,
I heard a twig snap from behind me. I quickly turned
around.
“Hello?” I called out. “Luke?
Nick? Are you there?” For a second, no one answered. But a familiar
voice made me relax faster than anything.
“It’s okay, Karen. It’s me.” From
the fog, Anna walked out and stopped a few feet away from me,
smiling an adorable smile.
“Well,” I said, “I left. Now what
do I do? Where do I go now?” Anna giggled.
“You’re exactly
where you need to be.”
“But what about the guy who
‘covers the world in fire’? Where do I find him?” As much as I
hated to ask, I needed to know.
“You already did,
Karen. Didn’t you see that? Nick is my brother.”
What? No way.
“Ni... Nick?” She nodded her head,
still smiling. “Then how are you-”
“A few months
ago, Nick found out what he could do. But it costed the lives of me
and our parents. He didn’t mean to, but it happened. Now he sees
the world as nothing after what he did.” She gained a sad look on
her face.
He killed her? He killed his
family? That’s... that’s awful.
“Sadly, I can’t
show myself to him like I am with you. If I do, he’ll lose it.
That’s why I am talking with you. I need you to protect my brother
from something... evil. Something so evil that just talking about
it makes me drown in fear.”
“Protect him? What is there to
protect him from? He can make fire appear out of
nowhere.”
“That hooded man
that’s been following you guys... he’s very important.” She knows
who he is? “He’s been waiting for you guys for years. He waited
until you were the most vulnerable. Which is when you were
confused, when you just found out about your power. But, most
importantly, he waited until you were together.
“There are things you must know
about him. He can move things with his mind, like you. But it’s
much more powerful. He can flings things like they are ragdolls. He
can throw you so far that you won’t live to remember it.
“He can also get
inside your head. He can make you see anything he wants you to see.
He can make you do anything he wants you to do. This man is very,
very dangerous, Karen.” I stared at her with wide eyes.
“Tomorrow, he
will confront you. All of you. When he does, you must be ready for it.
You need to know what to do and when to do it.”
“What does he want?” I
asked.
“He wants to kill
you. All of you. He sees you as the most threatening thing this
world has to offer.” She walked over to me and grabbed my hand,
holding it tight.
“There is something you must know for when he confronts you. When you see him,
you need to tell him the truth. The truth about
everything.”
My heart stopped
as she told me the truth. Now, I get it. I’m not confused anymore, and I am
not afraid. Everything has come together.
Everything comes down... to this.
…..
Joshua
I sat on the floor of the woods,
resting against a tree, watching the stars. It was freezing cold,
but I didn’t care. As long as I was away from my family, I was
okay. A few hours ago, a police search was on me, searching the
woods and
offered to take watch. Luke slowly laid down in the dirt and turned
to his side, attempting to sleep. I looked around and found a nice
enough patch of grass to lay on, awkwardly laying on my back as I
stared up into the sky. I laid there for a while, watching the
sunlight drift away like an ocean shore and see the stars slowly
become visible in the night sky. That’s where I drifted off to
sleep.
I didn’t remember having a dream,
or let alone cared. When I woke up, it was dead silent. I slowly
sat up from the patch of grass, and saw that I was alone. Luke and
Nick weren’t anywhere in sight.
I quickly stood up and looked
around, but I couldn’t see anything. A thick fog had surrounded me
and made it nearly impossible to see ten feet in front of me. Then,
I heard a twig snap from behind me. I quickly turned
around.
“Hello?” I called out. “Luke?
Nick? Are you there?” For a second, no one answered. But a familiar
voice made me relax faster than anything.
“It’s okay, Karen. It’s me.” From
the fog, Anna walked out and stopped a few feet away from me,
smiling an adorable smile.
“Well,” I said, “I left. Now what
do I do? Where do I go now?” Anna giggled.
“You’re exactly
where you need to be.”
“But what about the guy who
‘covers the world in fire’? Where do I find him?” As much as I
hated to ask, I needed to know.
“You already did,
Karen. Didn’t you see that? Nick is my brother.”
What? No way.
“Ni... Nick?” She nodded her head,
still smiling. “Then how are you-”
“A few months
ago, Nick found out what he could do. But it costed the lives of me
and our parents. He didn’t mean to, but it happened. Now he sees
the world as nothing after what he did.” She gained a sad look on
her face.
He killed her? He killed his
family? That’s... that’s awful.
“Sadly, I can’t
show myself to him like I am with you. If I do, he’ll lose it.
That’s why I am talking with you. I need you to protect my brother
from something... evil. Something so evil that just talking about
it makes me drown in fear.”
“Protect him? What is there to
protect him from? He can make fire appear out of
nowhere.”
“That hooded man
that’s been following you guys... he’s very important.” She knows
who he is? “He’s been waiting for you guys for years. He waited
until you were the most vulnerable. Which is when you were
confused, when you just found out about your power. But, most
importantly, he waited until you were together.
“There are things you must know
about him. He can move things with his mind, like you. But it’s
much more powerful. He can flings things like they are ragdolls. He
can throw you so far that you won’t live to remember it.
“He can also get
inside your head. He can make you see anything he wants you to see.
He can make you do anything he wants you to do. This man is very,
very dangerous, Karen.” I stared at her with wide eyes.
“Tomorrow, he
will confront you. All of you. When he does, you must be ready for it.
You need to know what to do and when to do it.”
“What does he want?” I
asked.
“He wants to kill
you. All of you. He sees you as the most threatening thing this
world has to offer.” She walked over to me and grabbed my hand,
holding it tight.
“There is something you must know for when he confronts you. When you see him,
you need to tell him the truth. The truth about
everything.”
My heart stopped
as she told me the truth. Now, I get it. I’m not confused anymore, and I am
not afraid. Everything has come together.
Everything comes down... to this.
…..
Joshua
I sat on the floor of the woods,
resting against a tree, watching the stars. It was freezing cold,
but I didn’t care. As long as I was away from my family, I was
okay. A few hours ago, a police search was on me, searching the
woods and
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