Stronger Than Magic (Jedward)

Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

So there I lied, helpless and prepared for death. John was clenching fists again, and I was just waiting for him to put my life to an end.

Wow, that's something I never thought I'd say.

I felt a headache running through my head as I looked up at my gothic brother. Ugh, when will I get used to these visions?

I shut my eyes and allowed my upper body to fall back and meet the floor.

I was sitting on the ground against a tree, running my hands through my hair.

"How are you feeling?" Said a familiar female voice.

"How do you think, I'm losing my mind here," I said and breathed out carefully. I could feel it now. All I wanted to do was to scream and shout and break something. I felt angry, but I had no idea why. I didn't care about anyone or anything.

But I didn't want to be this person. I wanted to run around and share laughs with the people I cared about. Why couldn't I do that? Because I'd lost my mind, and it was torture.

My head felt like exploding, and the next moment I was up on my feet. I let out a little scream before I used my magic to attack the tree I had been sitting against. I watched it burn, and it felt good.

Then I remembered the real me. The loving, fun and warm-hearted side of me. I found myself breaking down on my knees. It was tempting to cry, but the cold side of me refused me to. I didn't want to hurt anyone, but I just couldn't help it.

"Edward!" I heard, and I snapped back to reality. John was bending over me, and he was actually looking worried. It didn't take long before his facial expression changed again, though. I settled up, and as soon as he saw that I was okay, he stood up straight and pulled a poker face. It looked like he was going to say something, but no words came out. I looked him in the eyes for some short seconds, thinking of what I'd just seen and felt. However, he ran off before I got to say anything.

It was not until now I understood what the dark wizards were going through. John could obviously not control his own actions, but the least thing he wanted was to hurt someone. It was just like a demon living inside of him. There was a demon inside of them all, and there was nothing they could do about it. If you ask me, it was worse for them than for us.

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I pushed my hands forward, creating a magic shield with my hands. My shield connected with Leah and Ross' ones, their ones connected with Josh and Rita's ones, and it continued all the way around in a circle. The circle grew with energy surrounding it, and short time after, the shield had surrounded the school.

Hopefully I didn't have to tell anyone about John almost killing me earlier - it would just cause more drama and I was tired of it. I had went looking for him and he was nowhere to be found, so he had probably left the school anyway.

"In the event of an emergancy, all wizards may exit through room 17," Ms. Harrison informed. "You will be guided to safety."

I looked down, not really caring about the information. I was halfway to giving up. I did not want to live the rest of my life knowing about the suffering of my brother and Lis. I was not going home without my brother, and that was final. If there really was no cure, then I would rather die than go home.

Leah looked at me, noticing my current mood.

"Edward," she said, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder. "We're gonna figure out something, don't worry." I sighed. She was not aware of the actual reason of my mood.