Storm

Ten

I don't even think,I don't even blink .I just start spitting out questions."Merida when did this person come?Do you remember there face?Do you remember them at all?"She looks at me,startled,and then looks to the paper where I'm pointing at Grace's name."Oh no.When did she come in?It must've been on my break."She mumbles while going through a pile of papers.Then her head shoots up,her brown curls flipping back,and she looks at me."How do you know who she is?"She says taking slow steps towards me.

I guess she knows about the magik world after all.I look over at Ali and she nods.I'm glad Merida has a tent instead of a stand because what I'm about to do I wouldn't want anyone else to see.I take a deep breath and then pull the energy from the very few lamps Merida has laying around.They flicker and the energy comes to me.It turns into the white lightning I'm so familiar with now.

Merida stares at me in awe."You inherited it from your parents."She says more to herself than us.I nod slowly and then release the energy back into the lamps."D-do you-"Ali starts to say but then Merida puts a finger to her mouth.A person,probably wanting to buy a painting,pulls the tent open and walks in."Later girls.I have to work now."We both nod and then exit the tent.

Once we're out of the shops and back on the sidewalk Ali says to me"So I will have magic powers."I scoff and say"Yeah and a little broom stick too?"She punches me in the arm and I stick my tongue out at her."Maybe.Merida said I inherited from our parents so maybe."I say.

We walk to our house making small talk on the way.When we walk in the door I notice something wrong right away."Ali wait."I whisper to her as we stand in the frame of the door."Stay here."I say and start pulling energy from everywhere around me.I check every room downstairs and then carefully step up the stairs.

I open my aunt's room and see that it's empty.I go into Ali's room and see the opposite.On her wall painted in black is the word "Choose".They really expect me to choose over that?I release the energy and I walk down the stairs as I say"It's fine to come in Ali-"I see she's not in the door frame anymore."Ali?" I look around frantically calling out her name.I don't want to think about what has happened but I know it has.I step outside and let the thought come to my head.They've taken her.They've taken Ali.