Mute

Oh Julia

As soon as the plate breaks they start asking so many questions at once I can't handle it. I take my head into my hands and slowly sink to the ground and curl up in a ball. I know right, I'm a freaking badass and I can't handle a little noise but for some reason my ears are super sensative and nobody knows why.

My mom notices me first she tells my dad to shut up then sits next to me and cradles me in her arms. I know, I know, a badass in her senior year and needs her mom when it gets a little loud, it's a weakness.

"It's alright we're sorry, for a moment there we forgot about the sensitive ears. I'm sorry." She says so comfortingly. But that last sentence sends me into shock and a flashback.

(Flashback)

"Hey Julia." I say while walking into my best friends room. After being away from her I really need one of her bear hugs.

I walk into her room and I see Julia on the floor bleeding out and all I can do is scream. I run to her side and cradle her in my arms while she keeps saying, "I'm sorry." Over and over again.

Her dad runs into the room and immediately calls an ambulance. Within a few minutes I'm in the back of an ambulance holding Julia's hand while she's on a gurney still saying, "I'm sorry." Over and over until she stops. The monitor goes flatline and my sobs get louder and more tears stream down my face. All I could think about and say is,

"I forgive you."

(Flashback over)

I didn't notice it before but now I'm crying my eyes out and saying, "I forgive you." repeatedly like when she died. I look up slightly and see both my parents with worried expressions plastered on their faces because they know exactly where, "I forgive you." is from.

I keep on crying until I drift off into sleep. The last thing I remember is my dad picking me up and taking me somewhere. I don't know where but I just hope it's my comfy bed.

A few hours later I wake up to darkness. For some reason I feel energetic but I had atleast 5 hours of sleep how can I be energetic. You see I am nocturnal and I only need 1 or 2 hours of sleep and I'm good for the day, anymore I'm grumpy as hell is hot. So I'm really confused.

I get up and skip, I repeat skip? to the door. Why did skip? Whatever. I open the door and a bright light consumes me.

"Am I dead?" Did I ask that out loud or in my head?

"No honey your not dead." I hear my mom after she says that then helps me up off the ground. Since I kinda sank to the floor and curled up into a ball to shield myself from the light. A little farther away I can hear my dad laughing hysterically at the way I reacted to the light.

"What... are you... a... vampire?" My dad says in between laughs. I smile and say,

"No but I'm very close to draining you of your blood either way." After I say that there's a short pause then we all burst out laughing. Our laughing goes on for a few more minutes then my dad says,

"I'm so glad your talking again darling." walking over to where I am to give me one of his famous bear hugs.

"Me too." Says my mom while joining in our hugfest. I'm barely able to breathe but I'm able to squeak out,

"Air, I need air." After I say that they both back away to let me breathe. They look at me with a look that says seriously because I'm exaggerating my breathing but, hey it's fun.

"Can I reheat my dinner 'cause I'm hungry." They just smile and lead me downstairs to the kitchen. I walk in and see my chicken on a plate with steam coming off it.

I yell, "Food!" and skip to the plate pick up the fork and start eating with my parents laughing in the background.

When I finish I turn to see my dad smiling at me a little creepily might I add, "Lay off the creepy dad." I say while laughing a little. This cause both to start laughing and after a while they stop.

"So what questions do you have for me and one at a time?" I say remembering why I'm eating this late. My mom speaks first.

"Why." She asks with a voice filled with sadness.

"To be honest, I don't know, I guess I was sad and broken, I even felt a little betrayed so I shut the world out." While I say this I start moving fingers randomly to occupy my mind, I guess.

Out of nowhere purplish-pink energy starts to form in front of my hand. I gasp and pull my hand back, then it's gone. I look towards my parents and see they look excited. My dad tells me to "Move my fingers again."

I do as I'm told and the energy reappears. I hear my mom squeal excitedly. I'm as confused as ever so I ask her,

"Why are you squealing?"

"You have my power! Yay!" After that she acts like the teenage girl she is and keeps squealing while doing her Happy dance.

"What do you mean your power?" I ask getting frustrated.

Within two hours understanding has finally dawned on me.

"We weren't sure if you'd be an elemental because if two different elementals have a child then usually the two different elements cancel eachother out so the child has no element but only once before did a child have an element with parents of different elements." My mom finally finishes explaining breathless.

"So I'm basically a rare breed?" I ask thoughtfully.

"Yes you are." My dad says.

"Woah."

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Don't forget: Never stop IMAGINING &
Never give in to FAILURE. :)

~×MEREDITH×~