Two In A Million

Chapter 5

Tessas POV

I sit up, and rub my eyes. Memories of  Lila and I push themselves into mind, and I dart up. The flames.

I'm laying in my room, and I feel a sting in my neck. I rub it as I sit up, and examine my skin, making sure none of the... ash or, flames are left over.

I conclude its all gone, and stand, finding my legs a bit weak. I'm still in my clothes from before. The clock reads 10:36, and it's packed snow outside.

I decide to change into fleece pajama pants and a tank top, and grab a blanket. Mom is in the kitchen, making hot cocoa ans humming Winter Wonderland.

"Mom. What the hell did you do yesterday?" I demand, walking straight in front of her. She stops humming, and glances up.

"Honey, we have a lot to talk about." She carries the cups of hot cocoa to the coffee table. I reluctantly follow, and we sit on the couch.

I take a sip, and let the warm liquid run down my throat. It's calming, compared to the storm that's been changing my life.

"Ok darling, this might all hit you hard, and I wish your dad was here to help, but," She looks down, fiddling with the mug in her hands.

I take another drink,"Just say it mom. I have some sort of superpower, what could be weirder?"

She grabs one of my hands,"Tessa, baby. You're adopted." My breath stops,"W- what? Then who are my parents?" Tears begin to sting my eyes.

"You're real parents, are, not here, so to say. They are in London, though I dont know if they're alive." She says, continuing with the harsh blows.

I straighten,"So, are Lila and I twins?"

She nods,"Yes. You were seperated because of... you know, the powers. We were afraid of what you could cause."

I stand up,"So you just couldn't trust us! So you made us live apart!" My face begins feeling hot from anger. "We are twins! That's special! We couldve learned to control it. Instead, you let us both build lives and are tearing us away from every one we love in those lives!" I'm screaming, though I don't care.

Mom stands up, confronting me. "Tessa Leigh Linton! You sit back down! We were doing you a favor. You could've burned down your house!"

I let anger overtake me, and feel my hair flowing above me in vibrant flames. "No mom. No! That's not right! At least we could have known each other. Instead you forced us away from each other and our parents! You're an awful person!" I yell.

I turn and run upstairs. Mom tries to grab my wrist, but let's go from the hot ash. I open my door, noticing the metal of the door knob begin to melt under my grasp.

I slam the door behind me, leaving mom to think through her awful actions downstairs.

I try not to touch anything, besides turning the nossel on the shower to try to extinguish my hair. I spot myself in the mirror as I undress.

I'm a monster.
Black, ashy skin, fire hair, glowing eyes. I look like something out of a horror movie.

I start crying as the water runs on my skin. I didn't ask to be born a freak. I didn't ask to be born a monster. But somehow, God chose me for this horrid 'Gift'.

I don't want this.

Lila's POV

I lay in my mother's arms. I can't believe of all the people in the world, I end up with this fate. I'm adopted, even though I share the same red hair with my mom.

I didn't want to get mad, I know my real parents just wanted to protect me. These powers of sorts, aren't really a curse, though I look like some kind of demon when I get angry.

Hot tears roll down my red cheeks, one by one. "I'm sorry baby." Mom repeats every few minutes. I manage a smile.

After a while, I decide to get up and eat something. "Momma, can you get out the bacon." I ask, heading to the kitchen. She nods, grabbing it from the fridge. I get out a frying pan, and turn on the stove.

Mom makes the bacon, and I fry some eggs. It's a small breakfast. But it's a good breakfast. I eat way too many strips of bacon.

Mom doesn't bother trying to console me, knowing I'd rather be in my own thoughts. And that is how I prefer it.