Down to The Fantasy World

The Cheerful Girl (2)

She looked up to the sky and saw the bright beautiful shining sun. She smiled and to Vallerie, her older sister, she said : "Val, Val, look! The weather is so nice today.'', pointing her finger up to the blue sky. "Yeah'', her sister answered with a soft voice, letting out a slight smile.

Nathalie has always been a cheerful and kind - hearted girl. Though she is already sixteen, she sometimes still acts like a child. She lives alone with her sister, because their parents died while they were still young. Her sister Valreie is more like a mother than a sister to her. Valerie surely had taken care of her very well, seeing how she and her sister are doing quite well. Vallerie is already twenty - one years old and has always loved her sister, Nathalie very much. She sells fruits and vegetables to meet their needs. Nathalie still goes to school and has been a very diligent student.

Her sister had just picked her up from school when suddenly a group of girls stopped them. One of them said : "You wanna go? Then you have to pass us first.'' Yes, this happens often. To Nathalie and Valerie, they were just a bunch of kids wanting to stop them from going anywhere. "Let's go val '' said Nathalie to her sister. Her sister just answered with a simple nod. The kids looked irritated and decided to attack them. Nathalie bit her finger until it bleeds. And suddenly, there was a fire coming out of her hand. The kids were definitely scared and ran away. Both nathalie and her sister laughed. Yes, this too, happens often.

When she was only a child, she was already experimenting with weird events like this. When she was angry or when she was hurt, sparks would come out of her hand. Although she never thought much of it, her family does. Her parents took her to a doctor, but there was nothing wrong with her. She's already used to it, but she never really used it. They still decided to keep it a secret. So now, only she and her sister knew about the power. Little did they know, the fire that came out of Nathalie's hand is actually the power that can help to save the world.

It was a long tiring day. Nathalie and her sister just got home. She helped her sister prepare the food for dinner. They talked and laughed while eating. It was the same everyday. Nathalie told her sister that she was really bored with how life goes. Val always just laughed and said that that's how life goes and we should never really get bored of it.

Nathalie woke up with the sun shining so bright. She is still tired from yesterday, like always. She hears her sister shouting from the kitchen. "Nathalie, could you help me with these dishes? '' Valerie shouted. Nathalie grumbled as she got up from her bed reluctantly. Valerie is still preparing the food for breakfast. She looked at Nathalie and signaled her to take the dishes from the kitchen to the dining table. Although it's a new day, Nathalie is still tired.

Every day is the same for Nathalie. She wakes up, eats breakfast, goes to school, eats dinner, and goes to sleep. Every day, all the same. Maybe that's the reason she got bored of her life. She wants to see and experience something new. Her sister though, whenever Nathalie tries something that's quite dangerous, she gets really protective very easily. Just like an overprotective sister.

Nathalie didn't have school today, cause it's the weekend. She helps her sister at the market, selling fruits and vegetables. It's really tiring. Only at the weekends, she can see the effort her sister puts in to meet their needs. "Phew, this week is even more tiring than last week.'' said Nathalie. Valerie told Nathalie that she can rest because they were closing soon.

They went home feeling really tired. Nathalie threw herself on her bed. She fell asleep pretty quickly without eating dinner. This often happens, especially on the weekends. Valerie covers her sister with the blanket. She kissed her sister on the forehead. With a soft and calming voice she said : "Sweet dreams.''

It was a Monday, literally the worst day for almost everyone, of course, to Nathalie too. It was another ordinary boring day at school for her. Again, a student has asked Nathalie to teach her a subject that she didn't understand. Yes, at school, Nathalie's grades were always at the top. She sighed and said rather reluctantly, she said, "sure''. It's finally break time, Nathalie has been waiting for this. She went straight to the toilet, sat there and played games as much as she wanted. Although Nathalie is smart, she's having a hard time making friends. She didn't really like to socialize.

At least, after the incident she had experienced when she was still in elementary school. Ahh, those incidents still pop up in her head sometimes. It was a rather traumatic event for her. She tapped at her phone aggressively, remembering the event. "Monster'' it suddenly echoed in her head. "Monster'' it kept going. "You're a monster'' it echoed in her head, louder this time. She can't take it anymore. "No..., stop...., stop it, NO, I'M NOT A MONSTER!'' she shouted. "Phew, what happened to me?'' She wiped the tears in her eyes, taking her phone that fell from her hands from shock. She gets out of the bathroom to find someone aggressively staring at her. "What?'' said Nathalie, staring blankly at her. The girl asked if she was okay, but Nathalie just ran away from there.

She got back to her class, feeling really gloomy. She opened the window right beside her. The wind blows quietly, calming her down. She took a deep breath and closed the window back. She prepared the books for her next class. The bell rang, it's time for another boring session of class.

The class just started, Nathalie is feeling really sleepy as the teacher goes on and on and on. Nathalie felt something was really weird with her today. Somehow she felt like she was getting angry real quick. She didn't really think much of it until suddenly she had a weird feeling in her hands. Her hands felt really hot and it kinda hurts. Nathalie tried to hold it in but she couldn't anymore. She decided to ask the teacher to go to the bathroom. She ran to the bathroom as the pain kept getting worse and worse every second.

As she got to the bathroom, her hand felt like it had burned. She tried putting it in the water, but it didn't work. Suddenly, her hand let out small sparks of fire. She panics as the pain only keeps getting worse. She took a deep breath and tried to remember something. And that's when she remembered something from her childhood, her hand had let out sparks like this before. She closed the sink and immediately went back to her classroom.

As soon as she got back to her classroom, she hurried to her table and drank a few sips of water. Strangely, it didn't work out like before. Her hand still felt really hot. This time, she drank the whole bottle of water. She spilled some on her table and some on the floor. "It worked this time, maybe my fire is getting stronger'', she thought. Of course, with all the commotion she had caused, all eyes are now on her. She smiled awkwardly and asked to go to get the mop from the bathroom. She ran from her classroom, feeling really awkward. Before leaving the class, she accidentally saw one of her classmates let out a very suspicious smile. That classmate of hers also asked to go to the bathroom.

Nathalie ran to the bathroom, getting faster each second. She arrived at the bathroom, out of breath. "Ha, ha, ha, that's weird, that girl...'' She turned around to find the mop at the corner of the bathroom. Just then, she saw the girl who followed her stepped into the room. She hurried to take the mop and get out of there, but suddenly, the girl took the hand and pulled her. "Hey, I'm Dominique and we need to talk'' she said, letting out a sarcastic smile.

Nathalie stares at her hand, gesturing to Dominique to let go of her hand. "What do you want?'' she said, coldly. "Phew, relax, I'm not trying to fight. I;m just trying to say, *I know your secret.* '' Nathalie pushed her and glared at her "What secret'', she said. Dominique sighed and snickered.

"Now, you're already awful at lying so don't pretend you don't know'', she said.

"Ha. Is it about a fire that came out from my hands? You know nothing about that''

"I clearly saw that from the bathroom door. Do you want me to spill your little secret to all our classmates?''

Nathalie grabbed her hand.

"Don't you dare!''

Dominique, once again, snickered.

"We're negotiating now, aren't we?''.

Nathalie let go of her hand, "Once again, what do you want?'', she said.

"Mhm, what do I want? I actually still don't know...'', Dominique said, leaning against the door. Nathalie stared blankly at her.

"Then think about it and tell me later. Okay, gotta go now, not seeing you again. Bye!'', she said, turning her head.

"Wait, mhm, how about you tell me everything about your secret. I promise I won't tell anyone.'' Dominique said, her finger touching her lips.