Elementation: Earth and Trees (ON HIATUS)

Chapter 14: Story Of My Life

My feet brush the rich brown earth, it's power pulsing through my veins.

It's been a while since I had spent time with my gift.

I know my gift sounds like a person when I say it like that, but that's what it feels like to me.

I pull vines and entwine them into a large band.

I then lift withered flowers up from the mud and refresh their lives and the colour comes rushing back.

The flowers are placed occasionally inside the band, becoming a flower crown.

It is plucked from my mind grasp by none other than my boyfriend, who places it on my head perfectly.

I turn and face him.

"Beautiful.", he gasps softly.

I blush and then remember that he isn't supposed to know about my gift.

I pull back quickly.

"It's me Z, relax. Plus it's not the first time I've seen you use your powers."

My eyes widen and I look back at him.

"Really?", I whisper.

"Yes and I need to tell you something too.", he says.

"What?" I brace myself for the information.

"I'm like you, I have powers too.

I'm a mind manipulator.

I can change and plant facts and ideas in people's minds."

That sounded familiar... yes, when I had that memory of Clarke and I on that hill, even though I'd never seen him before.

He manipulated me.

Anger floods through me, "That's what you did to me! Isn't it?! When we first met!"

He doesn't even try to deny it as he tries to speak again. "Zola my love, at that time I didn't even know you. I thought you'd be good as a fling, then I realized that you're different than I thought when you ran and spat on my face.

You're smarter than I thought.

You're stronger.

You're beautiful and you're better than I'll ever be."

He cups my face, "I know it'll be harder to trust me knowing what I can do.

I understand if you can't and if you can't be with me. I just want to let you know that I... I...", he pauses.

"I love you.", he whispers.

I am reduced to tears by now.

"No one has ever said that to me before." I say, shakily.

Clarke tries to speak, but I cut him off.

"I don't have parents. I've haven't had a nice life, like some people here. I'm a loner and that's the way I've always lived.

I've had to watch no one's back, but my own.

I have been hurt and tortured every single day of my life.

Joe, Jake and their parents are my only family.

I lived in a prison for ten years, so I learned not to trust anybody or else you'll get hurt.

Then, I got this opportunity. To get out from my past.

To get away from my identity.

A chance to start afresh.