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Chapter 4

Zera

After I and Andrew got home, my mom made steak and fries, my favorite. I lay my phone on my nightstand beside my bed and lay down lazily, waiting for my mom to call me down to dinner like always, when my phone suddenly vibrates. I sit up and reach for it and as I look at it, I see a message from Kayden.

{Hey Zera how are you?}

I stare at the bright screen and replied

{Hey Kayden I'm ok I guess}

{That's good I hope I'm not interrupting anything :-) I would have called but I didn't know if you were busy}

I smirk at the screen, it's much easier to text than to talk in person huh....

{Oh no just waiting for my mom to call for dinner}

{Oh nice well how do you like school so far?}

I think for a minute.

"Zera honey! Dinner is ready!"

I grab my phone and text as I walk down the steps.

{Well I thought I was gonna hate it my family moves around a lot and it's usually hard for me to make friends or even speak to people}

I walk in the dining room staring at my phone

{Whoa that's hard I'm glad you made some friends :-) }

Andrew notices my slight smile

"You seem to be in a good mood today"

"Oh uh Yea I made some friends at school"

My mom and Andrew both look at me with a glint of surprise and a hint of happiness and my mom beams knowing i don't make friends often.

"Oh really! What's her name?"

"Well.....it's a He...well two he's and their names are Rowen and Kayden," I say a bit nervously, my mom isn't really a fan of me having guy friends ESPECIALLY Andrew he's so so SO protective.

"Oh? well you better tell them to keep their hands to themselves" Andrew mumbles

"They're not even like that, they're nice boys, the first people to even speak to me other than the stupid teachers" I trail off a bit, I'm surprised my mom hasn't blown up yet.

"Well Zera I trust you" she smiles and Andrew almost fell out of his chair and she chuckles

"Calm down Andrew, Zera is growing up and if they are just friends its fine it was going to happen eventually"

I look at her in slight shock

"Thank you, mom" I look over at Andrew and I can tell he isn't as okay with it as mom, but I continue to eat.

Afterward, I wash my dishes and I head upstairs realizing I never replied to Kayden

{Hey I'm so sorry I didn't reply I was at dinner}

A few minutes pass and no reply, I guess he fell asleep so I put my phone on my nightstand and lay in my bed writing in my journal.

Kayden

After I texted her I went out for a walk with Brice to a nearby park we walk past the "Park closed from Dawn to Dusk" and he runs to the jungle gym, the park has three street lights around it almost as If it being put it the spotlight. Brice climbs on the jungle gym and I sit on a smooth park bench and watch him and get lost in thought.

"big bro!" Brice yells as he runs over to me

"Yes, little buddy?" I ask smiling

"Can you do the pretty thing again? Daddy isn't here right?" He asks looking around

I look around and then back at him "Have you been good In school?"

"Yes! I promise!" He squeals

"Okay then"

I lift him up onto my lap and I hold my hand up and close my eyes, he stares with anticipation and then suddenly my hand emits a blue smokey light. I open my eyes again as it dances around my hand, through my fingers, and around my palm. Brice was enticed, his eyes followed the aura with is eyes. His is face was blank but his eyes said it all.

"Big brother....I've always wondered, how do you do this?" he asks, he finally breaks his eyes away as the aura faded away

"Well, little buddy I don't really know to be honest, i just will it to happen and...it happens, " i say simply with a smile.

He smiles, I swear this kid is so adorable.

"You're the coolest big brother ever!" He squeaks, his energy never seems to wain.....it's cute

"Thank you little man, let's head back I don't want Dad to be upset"

We head back and I step in slowly,  desperately hoping my father was asleep but I was wrong,  he immediately stood up from his chair and stomped over to me, bringing the stench of strong alcohol and cigarettes

"Where the hell you been? Why they hell do I come home and there isn't any food or beer in the fridge?!" He yells...I'm getting so sick of this....

"I'm not your goddamn slave, get your shit yourself...."

I say stepping back a bit preparing for the worse. He raised an eyebrow

"You better watch who you're talking to boy! "

He was turning red with anger and I felt Brice squeeze my hand as I try to keep my face calm, running all the escape routes through my head.

"I-I'm talking to you, I'm tired of your shit and I won't take it any longer"

My eyes widen a bit..... Did I just say that? His jaw clenched in anger as he raised his hand but the strike wasn't directed at me, but instead Brice, and he grabbed Brice's collar and dragged him. 

"Kayden please help!" he yelled as my dad raised his hand to hit him. It was then, that i was engulfed in fear and rage that I blacked out and for a moment, i felt an unusual aura leave my body and when i came too my hands were engulfed in the blue smokey light, when i look up my dad was ducked behind a table, a hole in the door behind where he was standing and Brice was ducked on the floor. I acted quickly and grabbed him 

"Come on buddy!" i yell as i pick him up and dash out of the door, and i can hear my dad yelling 

"This aint over! ill get you boy!" 

he was right....i never felt that much power before, and now im more curious about who....or what i am then ever......