"Beeeeeep beep beep beeeeeep beep beep..."
"Uhhhh...eh??" I looked to my phone at the side of my bed, it read 7:35. "Ahhh geez, why do we have to go to school, just answer me that..." I mumbled as I clambered out of bed. I looked to my mirror, ahh not a pretty sight. Hair messed up, mascara all over the place, wow, my mom was right. I look weird first thing in the morning. Anyway, no time to think! time to get ready.
I stumbled into the bathroom, got washed, brushed my teeth, and walked back into my barely lit room, the cream colored blinds dimming the room even more. My room looked deathly dim. I put my school uniform on, the usual short skirt, clingy school top, tights, tie, as I said, the usual. I brushed my hair, the darkness of my hair added to my, lets call it 'mysterious' look......
I went to school, pretty normal there, we got into class and sat down. Our form tutor wasn't there, now, where was he I wondered? Ha! Who cares! I looked around our classroom, I couldn't put my finger on it, but everything felt different, the air around me, the lighting, I didn't know what it was... It gave me an uneasy feeling. I couldn't think what it was though. The bell rang and classes started, oh well, guess that’s gonna have to wait till later I thought......
"Hmmmmm.." My friend Gemma called me over. "What do you think of that guy over there?" I peered over to the guys about twenty paces from where our group were standing, one instantly caught my eye. His hair was floppy, a definite eye catcher to me, cute smile, even cuter eyes, ahh heaven.. "You mean the guy there?" I pointed my cutie out to her "Danny?"
"Well...yeah?" I mumbled
"Ahhhhhhh" Gemma sighed, sliding down the school wall "That’s him........"
Unfortunately, Gemma loved the phrase 'you can't have too much of a good thing' which really was her downfall with guys, as she caught the eye of another guy...."Oh God!!" she shouted, her high heels carrying her as fast as she could, her skirt shortening faster than the speed of light, and I was left to look at the damage. I leaned against the wall, a little distracted from my friends, and concentrated on Danny......Ahh Danny, you will be mine soon.....I thought...then my head knew better, Carlie...really what chance have you got with him? it was fun to daydream, just thinking about little scenarios with myself, and my crush item......."Damnit!!" I looked to my watch. Ahh geez I was late for my last class, It was computers, so I was okay. I picked up my bag and walked to the computer room..........
"Boom baby!!" Darren chirped out. Gemma smiled to me.
"I see you were looking at Danny" she teased. I started getting defensive
"Well...um.....so?"
"Ahhh, nothing...."Gemma laughed then clicked a few buttons on the computer. I shut up then.
"God Carlie," I thought, "stop getting defensive......"
The bell rang, thank god, time to leave this place!! I packed up, and walked out, the sky was a hazy blue in color, which looked really wicked. I walked past our school, the bricks wearing out, little by little. I walked with my friends, past the green, rust free school gates.
"C ya Carlie" Gemma chirped out.
"Yeah, c ya girls." I called back, I heard them all laughing. The school was oddly deserted. I shrugged it off, after all, five minutes after the final bell rang almost no one would be around, I figured. I walked along, again I looked to the sky, in awe or it, I dunno...I loved the sky.....
Suddenly a sharp pain focused in on my back
"Ahhhh, what the hell?!?!?" thinking that someone had punched me, I put my arms up ready for a quick fight. As soon as I turned around, two more sharp pains darted in my back, this time violent shifts of pain took over. I fell to the ground, my legs paralyzed, my head felt light, light as air. I must have fallen hard on my head, as little beams of light shot in my face.. suddenly a voice called out to me, a very old voice, but it had some power over me....
"Ahhh, you will become a fine woman Carlie..."
"Huh?? What the hell???"
"Husshhhhh, you like light, right?"
"Well...uh....yeah..."
I felt burning in my ears, and in my throat. "Owwww! What are you doing????"
"Preparing you. This is only half of it Carlie, my other half will give you the knowledge. I have given you the power"
"Hey! What power?"
"As a free spirit it was only fitting that you received the light element."
"Ohh wow, I can flick a lightbulb on..."
"No no no...you will learn many things with your power, your power will play a great part in defeating him..."
"Him? Hello? Who's him?"
"In time you will see."
And what can I say? that was it, that voice left and I picked myself back up and walked home, feeling springy sort of. I looked to the sun, and had an urge to put my hand out.
"Hmmmmmm, wonder if that voice in my head was right? Or maybe I’ve gone crazy, like my mom said"
I reached out to the light, and felt a glow on my fingertips, a weird glow. I looked at my fingertips and saw that they were glowing.....what?? They are glowing????
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!" I shook my hand around and looked to it again, I still had that glow.....
"Hmmmmmm" I waved my hand around, to my utter surprise, yellow streams of light escaped my hand, making a sort of line. I took my other hand, and touched the light, it was totally dense, it felt hard, and hot at the same time. I let go, and let my other hand spin around, making a circular beam of light. I saw a derilict house nearby, and thought I'd try out my new 'power.'
I took aim and threw the ring of light into the window. At first the ring passed straight through, then the glass shattered violently as the pane caught fire, violent sparks shooting off into the street. I ran like hell home, a thought I would never take lightly again popped into my mind.
I’m powerful............