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12. Beach party

Two days later, Andrea came to my house ready to explain to me how I could control my powers. "Nice house" she said.

"Oh thanks, we will have to sell it though."

"Such a shame."

"Yeah."

"So, what did you want to know?"

"Everything. "

"Okay, let's start from the beginning. Banshees don't just scream. They are able to protect people they love from death."

"How? All I've been doing lately is scream and finding dead bodies. I don't wanna find any more dead bodies."

"You will need training and I can help you with that. Basically a banshees' scream is so powerful you can throw someone to the ground and knock them out."

"What?"

"Yes. With just the power of our voices we can beat an entire army."

"Wow, you have to teach me that."

"I will don't worry. But you have to know it takes time to learn all of those things."

"Are we able to do something more?"

"Well, you can always learn to fight. It's not that you need it but you never know who might be coming for you."

"Why would anyone come for me?"

"Banshees aren't a common thing, Lydia. There are a few of them and we are very valuable to some people."

"What people?"

"The ones who think experimentation on supernatural creatures is useful to solve this world's problems. Scientists. "

"There were more banshees, weren't they? But..."

"Scientists killed them. Yes. That's why we have to learn how to use all of our skills quickly."

"How come nobody has tried to kill me yet?"

"Well, Lydia, I've heard that you had a lot of supernatural visitors last year so I guess scientists were worried about them instead of you."

"Okay, and what about the connection?"

"Tell me about this person you think you are connected with."

"It's a friend."

"Aaaand..."

"He has always been by my side. Always. Pretty much since the third grade but I... Well I didn't acknowledge him until recently."

"Interesting..."

"He helped me scream the first time I... used my powers I guess. He also helped me investigate what I was and I can't remember a moment when he was not there beside me."

"Are you still close to him?"

"Not as much as we were. He has a girlfriend now so he doesn't have time to be with me. That is the weird part, I can feel him. The other day I was at the police station and I saw him, with his girlfriend in the hospital. Why am I seeing him?"

"That is indeed weird. I've heard of banshees who develop this emotional tether towards the person they are in love with. That's what happened with your grandmother. She loved her girlfriend so much and that's why she almost lost her mind when she died. But in your case, you don't just have an emotional tether, you are able to connect with him in other ways. I've never seen that before."

"What does it mean then?"

"Is the boy a supernatural creature?"

"No, he is human. Pretty much the only human I know."