Was It Magic Or......

Was It Magic Or....

It was a chilly night in Chicago. At 12.12.12, 'She' was born. The clock struck 12 hours, 12 minutes and 12 seconds when Claire Holt was born in the Livewire Hospital. But there was something intriguing about her. Her hypnotic eyes with a tinch of olive, mischievous smile and laughter like the ringing of chimes was enough to set her apart.

Her parents knew there was something mystical about her. When she opened her eyes for the first time, neither did she smile nor did she cry. She kept looking at everyone with eyes wide open, trying to absorb the enormity of the world she had just entered. Martha, Claire's mother, looked into her eyes and was caught up by her glare.

After 10 years, she had become a young, beautiful and talented child but she had no friends as everyone thought of her as a strange and mysterious girl. One fine day, she was wandering in her garden when she saw a dead plant, parched and wilted. She touched the plant with warmth and there it grew big and bright. Claire was at sixes and sevens as this was the reality, her reality. She had been blessed by the Almighty with power of bringing back life to the lifeless.

Life was a smooth sailing as she used her power for good. From a young and innocent child, she grew into a confident and mature girl of 20 and started earning in New York.

She was strolling down a road, one cold night, when a boy hit her shoulder accidently. He looked her in the eye but Claire couldn't respond. She was enchanted by his gaze as he ran his hand through his chocolaty brown hair, inching forward to apologize. He had the same tinch of olive in his eyes, the same mischievous smile but a dimple on one of his cheeks which made Claire's heart melt. She never felt nervous in front of a boy. But this was different. This was not the only time they met.

The world had something else to offer. Something very special. At work, Claire got to know that a new guy had joined and was shocked as it was the same guy who had hit her. Lily, her colleague, told her that his name was Nicholas and lived with his mom. But he had no friends. As they were discussing about him, a strong fragrance of mint captured Claire's heart. She was enamoured by it, when she realized someone was standing behind her. She turned around and was nervous again as it was Nicholas.

"Hi. I'm Nicholas." he said, in a low and husky voice. Claire nervously replied, "Well, Hi. I'm Claire. Welcome to the Welsh Corporate Sales. ""Thanks. I'm pretty excited to work here. It's been a kind of dream to work in such a huge company. I hope it works out for me "he said, in a warmer tone. "Feelings are mutual Nicholas" Claire replied, with a smirk.

Suddenly realizing the tone of her reply, she blushed and nervously bit her upper lip. Seeing her reaction, Nicholas smiled and walked away. Claire felt butterflies in her stomach as Nicholas had a smile to die for.

Time flied and eventually, Nicholas and Claire fell in love. One day, Nicholas called Claire for dinner at his house. But this day was not an ordinary one. The seal on the dark secrets of their lives was about to be broken. Claire came to know that Nicholas' mother was a very powerful witch. She was taken aback when she got to know that Nicholas was also born on 12.12.12 and also on the same time 12 hours, 12 minutes and 12 seconds.

It was fate or their destiny that they had met but he had a curse on him. He had the power to make a person lifeless. When his mother got to know about Claire, she was astonished. Being a witch, she decided to do a spell but the consequences were uncertain.

Either they both would end up dead or both of them would lose their powers and become normal. Claire had to sacrifice her powers to break the curse on Nicholas. And this was what she did.

Andrea, Nicholas' mother, began the spell. A fire burned in the middle with the wind blowing furiously. The flames of the fire spread around within a fraction of second, not giving them any time to escape."Hayama! Hayama! Hayama!"chanted Andrea as the fire extinguished and the curse broke. Claire fell into Nicholas' arms and Nicholas looked her in the eye.

Martha had chills running down her spine as she was still caught up in baby Claire's glare. She had seen her future. But for all she knew that this was just the beginning.

The magic was yet to happen!!