The Hidden World- Zanthia

Chapter 7: You Mean I Am A Freak Like You?

I jumped out of the bed and scrambled away from Vicki.

I snatched the first thing that came in my hand which apparently happened to be a vase.

I asked quietly in a deadly tone "Who are you and why are you here? If you try to make a move then I swear I will scream so loud that even my neighbours will come here running."
Vicki didn't react as I expected she would. Instead she stood there trembling as she saw the vase in my hands. She whispered "Please don't do anything. I don't intend to hurt you. Just hear my side of the story before you do anything. Please give me a chance."she pleaded.
I glared at her suspiciously and said" Fine but I will give you only ten minutes." Then I kept the vase back in its original position.
"Thank you. I swear you won't regret it. So, as I was saying that I am a Zanthian. We used to live in Zanthia but we had to leave and come here. The men you saw fighting were probably only visiting. Aura please try to understand. Even though I know I hid all this from you I am still the same girl you knew from when we were small. I never intended you to find out like this. The truth is Aura........ you are a Zanthian like me."

"You mean i am a freak like you ?"I said sarcasm dripping from my tone as I stared at her incredulously and a not believing her. She flinched under my gaze visibly. "Look, I know this is a lot for you to take in but I am telling the truth."
"Since when do you know about this? How can I trust you, when I know you can hurt me? "
"I can hurt you but i won't. I didn't know about you being a Zanthian till now. I realized about that when you told me that you saw light bolts shooting through the men's hands. You see Aura, an ordinary person may be able to see the men but they can't see the light bolts. Only Zanthians can see them."
I was shocked. I slid down to the floor on my knees. I couldn't believe what i had heard. I can't be a Zanthian. I don't want to be a freak. I felt tears dripping down my face as I held my throbbing head in my palms. "Are you alright?". I heard Vicki saying that. I stumbled as I tried to get up. I walked to the table tripping a bit on my way. I opened the drawer of my table and I grabbed the tablets the doctor had given me for headache. I took a pill from the packet and grabbed the glass of water from the table. My hand was shaking so terribly that the glass fell down, shattering as it came in contact with the hard marble floor. I screamed and jumped back as the glass shards flew dangerously close to me. Suddenly they stopped as if an invisible barrier was stopping them.

I looked up confused only to see Vicki standing there with her hands in front of her muttering something silently. She brought her hands slowly down. I watched in wonder as along with her hand the glass shards too came down slowly. Then realization struck me that Vicki was using her magic. I watched her with my mouth open, my expression a mix of shock and wonder. After making sure that all the glass shards were a good distance away from me, she turned towards me eyeing me warily. I stared back at her, my mouth still open.

She asked me "Are you alright?". "You-you just used magic" I stuttered out. She sighed and said "Yes, I did. You should get used to it."
I whispered out " I don't want to be a freak."
"You're not. We are just different from humans like me. We look just like humans but we have magic."
"Stop saying 'we'. It feels..." I shuddered.
"It feels like what?"
"It feels... I don't know. Weird i guess."
I sighed and said "Look, this is a lot to take in for me. I need a few minutes to clear my mind. Alright?"
"Okay." she replied.
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Vicki' s POV
I watch as Aura sits on her bed, her face a mixture of shock and confusion. I sit on the cosy armchair near her table.
A few minutes later I heard her asking me "Can I do magic too?"
I nodded, happy that she finally decided to speak.
"How? "
I got up on my feet. I said"Observe me carefully and do as i do."
She nodded.
I brought my hand in front of me, palms facing upwards. She mimicked my actions. I said " concentrate on your hand. Now repeat after me- Flana Ignitia." It means ignite flame.
"Flana ignitia. " she said.