Balance of Nature

Chapter One- The Start

(Evie's point of view)

I remember being young and enjoying the time I had with my brothers; the times where we would sit around for hours and do nothing, the times where we could sit around. I do try to remember these times but it gets harder and harder, I have a lot of bad memories so it makes it harder to remember all of the facts. I do remember this one time though, I remember being happy. It was the one time where we could spend all day together and it wouldn't matter or well to us it didn't. To the us I keep referring too is my brothers; Ethan who is the eldest and Elliot who is the youngest, than there is me Evie the middle child.

To me memories mean everything; being able to see my brothers happy face, to be able to see us as a family makes me happy. I am not really ever unhappy about things because I am such as happy person most times I can make many people happy just by looking at them, weird I know. But there was this one memory which hurts and I can still remember seeing the faces of all those people who I thought were my friends. I was mistaken because this day was the day where everything changed for me and I knew it had because everyone started to ignore me and call me names, at the time I didn't really understand why they did but I do now! That memory is so painful I know it still haunts Ethan as well, it wouldn't hurt Elliot so much because he was too young to understand what was happening. It hurts because they called me freak and weirdo, they were people who I trusted it wasn't my fault that I was unaware of what was passed down through generations. That's right it wasn't my fault, I didn't know that I had this gift? object? no the best word would be power! It's inside of me, mum said that it is there to protect me or at least my

body. See I have..no scratch that me and my brothers have this condition which hurts us, my mum never fully told us about it but she said it is unique for all three of us we each have different parts of this condition which effect us differently. I apparently have a problem with my brain; apparently I can only hold onto certain parts of my long-term memory but my short-term can go within a second, I wouldn't be able to know anything. It kinds of hurts and annoys me that I have this but I get used to it eventually.I kind of feel sorry for Ethan seeing as he has more of a physical element to his condition, he has more of a prob-

"Will you wake up already! For goodness sake how long do you want to sleep for? I know it's he summer holiday but come on!" I opened my eyes to see my stupid idiot of a brother on top of me

"Get off" I pulled the covers away from me and went over to the window, a soft breeze and the heat of the sun made goosebumps appear on my arms. Oh how I love Greece "What time is it Ethan?"

"About half eleven, you told me yesterday not to let you sleep in because you wanted to help Mr Holland with his shop. And I knew you would forget so I made you write it down as well" I came away from the window and walked over to where he was pointing, it was a note in my handwriting

Ethan is waking me up tomorrow at half eleven- so I can help Mr Holland, Smiles Evie kiss kiss

"Well thanks Ethan I appreciate it" He nodded and when he did I could see the effect of the condition in his eyes; see his condition is his body, his body can wear out easy. He collapsed three times in one day just because he was using the power; it scared me and Elliot so much it was lucky our parents were there to help, otherwise I don't know what could of happened. Sometimes when he is worn out it is possible to tell because his eyes will turn from a beautiful sea blue to a dark sapphire blue, it scares me when it does.

"Stop starring at me Evie you know I hate it when you look at my eyes, you can be so annoying sometimes" I snapped out just in time to see him leaving he really hates it when people do that I always forget "Oh by the way, the parents aren't home they are doing a business lunch deal at Crete than later on they are doing a dinner/party business deal in Athens, they aren't coming home so Richard and Leah are going to be looking after us tonight"