Challenges, Decisions, & Losses (TMNT FanFic Book 3)

Chapter 8

For the past month and a half I've tried different techniques to reach my powers and... nada. Cody, Jorge, Leo, and Donnie try to help.

"Ok, now just breath and clear your thoughts. Try to focus on your mind and body only," Leo instructs.

"Yeah, I'm not feeling it," I say after about five minutes of trying.

"It's only been five minutes," Leo frowns.

"That's long enough, besides I don't think it's working," I started to stand.

"Look, the point of meditation is to relax and for us on you body and state of mind. You can try and reach your powers."

"Yeah, but it's been over a month! How long is it gonna take?"

"At least try once more, just relax."

I sigh and wait back down. Taking a deep breath I close my eyes and focus on my mind and body. This lasted for about twenty minutes, I start to relax more and more. I then focus on my powers, nothing happens at first...but then I see a small beam of light in my mind. I imagine my whole body lighting up...

"Victoria!" Leo exclaims, releasing me from my thoughts.

"Huh?" I open my eyes, then I notice my hands.

"You're...glowing!" Leo says surprised.

"Just like I had in my mind...how long was I that time?" I ask.

"About thirty minutes," Leo says.

My body starts to fade from the glowing white light. I frown.

"That didn't last long," I say.

"You just gotta keep practicing. See meditating does help."

"I guess you're right."

I got up and walked to my room. As I pass Cody's room I hear him talking.

"Sophia..." I look into his room, he's asleep,"sorry....Soph."

"Sophia?" I wondered who that was.

"Please...stay...love...Sophia," Cody mutters.

"Wait?" I talk to myself. He has someone else? I decide to leave it alone until I find out more for myself.

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The school has a fall festival every year to raise money for the school. I hate it. There's too many people and they expect you to come with a date. I usually went with Jorge, who drags me cause according to him it'll be fun. It never is.

"C'mon, all six of us can go," Jorge pleads with me.

"Not this year, I'm too busy," I say.

"Doing what? Training, you can do another day. Working on your powers, you can also do that on another day. Playing keep away from your dad, you can still do that. Making out with Cody, you can do that there."

I flick his nose. He laughs, I slump down into the cafeteria chair. Everyone looks at me expecting something.

"What?" I ask them.

"So, are you gonna go?" April asks.

"To the festival? No."

"C'mon, it'll be fun. Don't you wanna hang out with your mates?" Alice begs.

"I can do that any day."

"Don't be a baby," Jorge says crossing his arms.

"I'm not, I just don't feel like going," I say.