Abandoned Collection of Short Stories

Irony

Maria has waited 18 years of her life for her magic to be awakened. All of her peers had ; it was a tradition . And that day, she was going to discover her magic.

All of her peers had predictions of what their magic would be. They would often inherit some or multiple different types of the magic that their parents had. But for Maria, who grew up in an orphanage and whose parents were complete mysteries, the possibilities were endless. And she was ecstatic .

She had her classmates lined up, most of them discussing their predictions , and other describing the process of magic awakening ., Maria overheard that their parents had experienced a jolt of energy , and some magic had left them involuntarily . That's why, the class always has to stand back , otherwise they could get injured.

The line began winding down, and Maria watched her classmates, one after the other, use their magic for the first time. Some had force fields, other had lightning bolts, and many were the same as their peers magic . Maria wondered for a fleeting moment if her magic would be unique.

After what could have been hours in her mind, Maria's turn had arrived. The teachers gathered around her, still keeping a reasonable distance and suddenly, she felt like she would explode with power.

In an instant, Maria blacked out . As her vision gradually returned, she froze in shock.

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[Prompt Credit -samantha-writes

Originally entered it for Profectus Prompt contest held by  Rose-Gold_Community

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Her eyes could see it so clearly now and yet with every passing second , she found herself shrinking further and further into an inevitable void relentlessly by her own power.

"How awful ! To pass out by her own power like that ." The blue haired girl cradling her head look at her with fake sympathy . Maria could feel it , even without opening her eyes just how much the girl despised her very existence for a reason as mundane as any .

Several benign souls affirming their concern to elevate their own reputation by using her misfortune as convenient excuse!

She could still trace back the roots of that fake empathy , something she had misconstrued for gentle soul long time ago in his cold eyes when he took her in.

A subtle desire within her own self to acclaim it as nothing more than rightful hand of fate forwarded to her and deliberately ignoring the kind of monstrosity she had to witness in his same cold eyes .

Four weeks ago

As she collated plates in big basket to clean them as per her turn today , she felt someone tugging her apron . It was Mr Dinkel Carter Kilman or people used to refer to him , Mr. DC Kilman currently the one of the most prominent businessman in Magical Council and also the man in custody of 67 orphan children including her. Clearly , the stature gained due to such a benevolent act  had only eased his business over time due to which he found himself spending more and more time in orphanage .

But unlike other adults , Mr Kilman didn't used to scold children much and allowed them more liberty so contrary to expectations of him being stringent by outsider , whenever he was in their charge, days were always warm and cosy.

Maria smiled giddily as she wondered what the latter desired of her now. Her heart which had come to identify Mr Kilman as her father she never had after all was more than happy to spend time leisurely .