"What is going on with you? Just because Danny can't see the truth doesn't mean that it isn't there." Spencer starts.
"But in a way he's right. I've never stuck up for myself. There has always been someone there to help."
"Is that the truth, or are you looking for a reason that proves Danny right?"
"The truth."
"But what about that guy at the cabin who was bothering you, didn't you take care of him on two different occasions?"
"Well."
"Don't try to back out of this argument. You came home a different person. A better person. Please, don't give up on your future. Go back and train. You won't know your full potential if you don't go back and try."
"I need to think about this."
It doesn't take me long to agree with Spencer's assessment. I have become a better person in the small amount of time that I have been away training. I need to go down and talk with Grandma.
Walking to the window seat, two shadows hover at the edge of the woods. Who are they and are they trying to send me a message? Today I will follow them. I put on my hiking boots and go to the edge of the forest. The shadows are no longer there, but when looking into the woods, they are down the path I've worn from my room to my sanctuary. I keep up with them until they seem to fade into the surrounding trees. This path leads to my special place, so I proceed to travel along it. There is new growth and some sort of stones near where I usually sit. When I get there, I slowly sit and observe the new things in the area. There is a small patch of lavender there, and I wonder if Grandma found out about this place. Taking in the scent from the lavender plants, I start to examine the stones sitting on some sort of tiny handmade table. The biggest crystal on this homemade altar is an amethyst crystal in a deep purple color. Definitely Grandma. "I love you, Grandma." I send out through our connection before I close it off. I need time to think and process everything. There are also numerous stones such as tiger's eye, clear quartz and turquoise.
Clearing my mind, I meditate on nothing but the sound of the wind in the area. It is a gentle breeze today. Energy bubbles up from the Earth, the soil and the plant life. The energy seeps through me from the sun shining down on me. I imagine sitting around one of the bonfires back at the cabin. The heat and the laughter that always seems to accompany any time we all gather together. They are my family. They are my extended family outside my parents and siblings. Yes, my adoptive parents hid that fact, but it doesn't change the years of love and understanding they gave me. The lessons learned from them. I am getting stronger and more independent. I still need my family here in Applewine, even Danny—when he's not being a jerk. What's going on with him?
The crack of a twig alerts me that someone has entered my space. Leaping up, I arm myself with the smaller knife I have on the side. A nearby oak becomes my hiding place. When I see the shade, I pounce.
"Tally, what the hell?"
"Daniel Sinclair, you decided to try and sneak into my secret place."
"Um ... well ... can you please put that knife away. You're kinda scaring me."
"And you kinda are a jerk." I say while placing my knife back in its holder.
He looks down at the ground. "Yeah."
When he looks up, his eyes are glistening and my heart melts. How can I be mad at that?
"Let's go sit down and talk."
"What's all this?" Danny asks, pointing at the altar.
"Just a gift from someone reminding me who I am now, and where I've come, and letting me know that an opportunity still awaits me, if I choose."
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The Protectors: New Generation Book 1
FantasíaTallulah James wants to know where she belongs and what her life's purpose is. The only problem, she doesn't have all the facts. But who is keeping secrets from her? How does magic play into her life? Will she finally find what she's been longing...
