Shooting Stars

Chapter 2

~Cammie's POV~

My family lives in the woods, I'm an only child so it gets boring sometimes but I don't mind cause I know my parents love me and that's all that matters. My birthday is today, I'm 8! Momma makes the best cake ever! And we go into town for the day! I was getting ready to leave when I heard my mother scream and my father yell "lookout Caron!" I was so scared as I ran down the stairs to see what was wrong. I heard a gun shot and when I got down there I saw my father dead. He'd taken a bullet for my mother. I did what my parents had taught me to do if something bad was ever to happen, I lifted up a floor board revealing a secret room under the kitchen and I squished through the small hole and shut the door above me. Then I heard another gun shot and my mother screamed. And then another shot and then it was silent, the only noise was the sound of my mother whispering "Cam" "Cammie," "come here." So I crawled or through the hidden room and to my mothers side. She had been shot in the stomach. A man I didn't recognize lay across the floor dead he had a mark on his wrist just like the one my parents and I have, I didn't know why we had them, I never cared to ask but now I wish I knew. And then my mother said my name and looked me in the eye and said "use your powers for good, not evil." And then she was gone. I didn't know what she was talking about, what powers?! I didn't have powers? Or so I thought...

•12 years later•

So over the years I found out what my mother meant by "powers" I found that I could move objects with my mind, read minds, and walk through anything. I had quite a bit of free time so I learned to perfect my powers. I could control any animal, object, plant, even people.

I was making dinner one night when I heard a strange noise, I looked out the windows and saw nothing, probably because it was dark, so I just went about my night like nothing was wrong. And then I heard the front door break down and a strange man walked in.. I ran through a wall into a room where he couldn't see me and I tried to read his mind, he was looking for something, but before I found out what it was he blocked me off, I couldn't read him anymore and I didn't know why. I tried to control him by having him walk out the door and he started walking, but the he stopped. And then I saw it. He had a mark on his wrist just like the one I had, just like my parents, just like the man who had killed them. He started laughing and said "what's wrong? Powers not working on me?"And then he laughed again. But I knew he couldn't see me cause he was looking the opposite direction. I didn't know what to do so I started directing glass bottles, books, anything I could find in his direction, but none of it seemed to faze him. It was like he was invincible. And then I heard a loud crash and the wall I was hiding behind busted down and there he was. He threw a punch my way but I dodged it and then he kicked me hard, right in the stomach, it hurt so bad but I knew I had to keep going, I sent a table his way and shoved him up against the kitchen wall. And then I realized that I kept the matches there just inches from him, I guess he realized it too and the next think I know he had the kitchen on fire. He broke the table and lit it on fire and threw in in the dining room and soon half the house was on fire. So I ran for the barn to get a hose, but he beat me there and it was already on fire. I started into the woods but he was gaining on me and then I saw it. A huge panther so I whistled for him and I jumped on his back. Before I knew it we were out of the woods and the man was no where to be seen. Of course I couldn't be seen riding a panther so I hopped off and started walking into town. After 3 hours of walking I finally was into town. I didn't know where I would go but one thing I knew was that I needed help. I started off looking for people who seemed trust worthy. After hours I thought it might be impossible but then I saw them. Two girls about my age who looked like the best of friends. I knew they would be loyal to each other no matter what. I took a closer to their wrist and they have the same marking. I'd read many books on how someone like myself could turn a normal person into someone who had powers like me. And I knew powers to give them. They were at the beach swimming in the water and that made it easy for me. I made their body's sink into the water as I gave them their powers. I didn't want them to remember this because it's quite painful so I kept them down until they blacked out and then made a wave to try and pull them to shore. Then I left not wanting to be found by the strange man.