My Ninety-Ninth Time Dying
"Why me?" I asked more to myself than anyone else. Well heck, there was no one else to talk to.
I peaked up from my fur covered hood that completely covered my head, which meant it was doing its job since I'd be crazy to want someone to see me like this.
I rubbed my eyes trying to wipe away the itchy redness that filled them. Why did my gift have to be visions? All of the possible gifts, and then of course none of my friends understood why I bitched and complained when I had them. "Well Maggie" I had explained again and again. "Maybe it's because I have to dye the way these people do. Maybe because that when I'm having them, seeing these future disasters and stuff its from other peoples point of view. Maybe because I've felt these peoples suffering and saw there lives flash before my eyes."
But of course they didn't understand, Maggie had an affinity for Fire, Anna for love(Yeah I know sounds weird but it's cool), Paige could move things with her mind, Tamra an affinity for power, and Scarlet for getting into peoples minds. Then there were the Witches. Witches were rare, they were considered the "Chosen Ones" because of there extreme powers. It was bullshit. All the Witches I knew were stuck up snobs' period.
"BELOVED" Ian said the traditional latel (Latel was the system we were forced to believe in) greeting as he walked up to the bus stop. "Another Vision?" he asked when he saw my eyes and the paleness of my skin.
"Yuppers" I said trying to put a smile on my face.
"Was it bad?" he asked. Gosh I hated talking about my visions YES they're bad you idiot there all bad!! Is what I wanted to say.
"Yeah it was bad" I said then answer his next question before he asked it. "It was a car crash with two kids and a single mother in the car. I was the 5 year old daughter before she dyed and then I was the mother she tried to save her kids but they both died and she lived"
"Oh that's too bad. You called the VSL?" He said.
"Yuppers" I replied. The Vision Saves Lives federation, Gross. I hated the place. They were the ones that kept visionaries in order and made sure that they didn't commit suicide or whatever. They made me go to therapy and made sure I called them when I had I vision because it could save lives.
"Loren I need a favor do you think you can help me?" Ian asked blunt.
"What do you need?"
"I was just wondering if you could tell me what Liz is doing?" He said. That made me smile he was checking in on his girlfriend that was at the time in Cuba for vacation.
"Sure anytime Ian" I answered. Seeing was the only fun thing about my gift I was always egger to use it when ever could.
"Wow thanks Loren you're the best!" He said pulling a gold necklace out of the right pocket of his skinny jeans (Yes I know he wore guy skinnys) and handed it to me. I opened the red heart and looked at the tiny picture of him and Liz together.
"Is this her necklace?" I asked.
"Yeah she gave it to me to hold onto till she gets back." I saw him blush and stroke his hand through his dirty blonde hair.
I took a deep breath cupped my hands around the gold and red necklace. I raised my hands to cheast level "Show me." I whispered as I lifted my top hand the necklace rose and floated between my hands. A flow of hot air brushed against me and I felt the waves of the beach she was at hit me. Her thoughts rushed through my mind and I saw her swimming she was at a beach swimming having fun just like I thought. Then I felt the body of a boy her age behind her when she turned around I saw his face. He had bright blue eyes and a cute baby face. He was a good looking boy. Then something happened that I didn't expect...........He kissed her. I searched her thoughts for something that made this make sense but there was nothing. There were no thoughts of Ian no thoughts of pity all I could sense was her joy. Then she sensed me in her body (Well of course, she was a witch she knew everything and anything she needed to know) all of her thoughts changed and her pleads not to tell Ian started. No I couldn't stay here. I pushed myself out of Liz's thoughts and body. I took a deep breath in and opened my eyes. Ian was staring at me with a blank expression.
"Is she okay?" he said "You look like she was in pain"
"She umm.." I said should I tell him the truth and say his girlfriend was cheating on him with a one night stand. (I should have thought, like I said before all witches are ho's.) "She's fine she was just sky diving and I ended up in the middle of it. It scared me not her. I said smiling and laughing in pity of myself. I was always a good actor it was really the only thing I was good at.
"Oh okay" he said laughing too as the last two kids at my bus stop ran up and we all got on the bus. "Thanks Loren you're the best!" he said.
I didn't answer him just kind of nodded and handed him back the necklace. Man was Liz in for a talk when she got back.
