The Gifted

The Gifted} Ch. 8

*Edited 4-16-16*

Chapter 8: Past Me
**Reece**

I sat in my room playing with my toys I just got for my seventh birthday. Mum and Dad were fighting again. For once in my life I would like it where they weren't fighting anymore, where they would just love each other for a day and be happy. I mean for crying out loud it was your son's seventh birthday!

My brother Mandy, and my sister Lisa sat in my room with me. Mandy was 12 and Lisa was 14. They were my older siblings. Mandy played cars with me while Lisa drew. She always loved to draw. Anytime she was bored or didn't want to listen to mom and dad she'd go up to her room and draw. She could draw anything. She had a photographic memory, so it was easy for her to draw our family like she was doing now.

Mandy was like Dad, he loved working on cars, he was also a healer. Lisa took after mom. Earthbender. I didn't know my power yet, which was weird for a gifted. They get their powers at the age of seven or eight. I heard a crash downstairs and the shouting got louder. Mom must have thrown something at Dad.

Mandy sighed. "I wish they would just stop." He said. I nodded along with Lisa. We weren't the perfect family, but it was something we all wanted.

"IF YOU DON'T CARE THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE?!" I heard mom scream. We all stopped what we were doing, frozen. Seeing if dad really didn't care. None of this started until I was 5. Dad was and still is cheating on mom with some co-worker at the shop. Mom was loyal and nice. She wouldn't hurt someone like that, one because she thinks it's wrong, two because she couldn't. She'd stop before it got too far.

I heard footsteps before the door opened and slammed shut. We all knew. This was over. We didn't have two parents anymore. We just had one.

After Dad walked out, Mom got a divorce. All three of us stayed with Mom, since we knew Dad didn't want us. Dad got remarried to his co-worker. Mom had a few boyfriends here and there but stopped trying to find one when none of them were working out. Lisa became depressed and Mandy stopped working on cars. Mom works 24/7 leaving Lisa to take care of us.

When 15 hit around I went into depression as well from something else. My "friend" pushed me over the limit and I learned about my temper, that with the temper came my gifts. Fire.

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I sighed rubbing my eyes. I haven't gotten much sleep in the past few days. Everytime I shut my eyes I see Alice. The gash in her head, blood all over. Its haunting me and I don't know why. Ethan sat next to me in the living room and rubbed his eyes. He didn't look so good either.

"Whats up with you?" I asked. He sighed and put his head in his hands.

"Nothing. I just can't sleep. What about you?" He asked now looking at me. I knew he was lying but I let it go, for now. I looked down. I didn't know if I should tell him or not, well he is a mind reader. I suddenly remembered. I laughed a little.

"Stay out of my head Ethan." I said jokingly. He rolled his eyes and gave me a pointed look with a smirk on his face.

"No promises." He hesitated on saying something else but he must have decided to say it because his smirk fell off his face and he looked at me. "Maybe the reason that picture is haunting your mind is because you're afraid you'll lose her, and your mind and heart don't want that so they're trying to make you see something."

I furrowed my eyebrows. What drugs was he on? "What drugs are you on?" I asked. He laughed lightly.

"None, but you'll understand it one day when you come to terms with yourself." He said then walked away before I could ask anymore. What in mother loving nature was he talking about? Come to terms with myself? Was he talk about me falling in love with her? Yeah I tried falling in love once, didn't work out much. Maybe because it wasn't the right girl dumbass.