Hearing My plea

12

The next couple of days I rested but soon started going to classes. I was all healed, but I was always tired. It was probably because I could never sleep, constantly afraid of black monsters creeping into my dreams.

On the bright side, all the extra hours that were normally spent sleeping were spent studying and practicing my powers. I could heal small wounds- small cuts I gave myself on the forearms to practice. I could make plants grow through my window when I couldn't sleep and have them bloom beautiful flowers for me to look at. I could run very fast- taking hiking trips with Willis through the hills in the woods, but she quickly grew tired of never keeping up so she didn't like to join me anymore. I also conjured small objects- a pencil for class or a coke when I wanted one. I even tried making a paupet of Nora several times when we chose to hang out, but I could only get the hazy outline of a figure before I tired out.

Classes were a lot better than I expected them to be. They were how to use powers and examples of when to use them. I had basics 101 with Willis Aspen and chip, Healer basics with Willis, and Todd, Wiccan basics with Toni and Chip, were basics with Aspen and the air head Aubrey, and activities hour which was almost always spent with Willis. We either kyacked or water skied, or even just hid in out room playing cards.

I was getting better at calling Olivia more, and we sometimes talked about what was going on at home, but it was hard when all she wanted to talk about was Aspen. And she was always disappointed when I told her there was nothing going on.

He had given up on me, just like I knew he would. Everyone always does, but it still hurt worse with him. I sometimes caught glances from him, but that was it. He didn't talk to me or even really look at me anymore. I guess it was what I deserved, I was the one who had told him to leave, but I couldn't help but wish with my entire being that I hadn't.

I went to church in the main hall Sunday with Willis, I even wore a flower sun dress, but as soon as the service was over, I bolted. I didn't stay for lemonade and cookies with everyone else while they visited. I ran all the way back to my cabin to strip out of the Sunday dress.

I was turning around a bend when I ran full on into someone. We collided and fell to a heap in the graveled path.

I rubbed my head and looked up to apologize and saw it was Toni. I fully expected him to be angry at me for running into him, but he was actually laughing.

"Hey little red," he said, helping me up. "You were in a hurry!"

I gave a shaky laugh and smiled at him. "I couldn't get out of there fast enough," I said, jabbing my thumb over my shoulder, referring to the service. "I'm not a church person."

"Me either," he said, laughing, then brushing himself off. I did the same. "I find it... misleading," he mused, quirking his mouth.

"Oh? I asked. "What's misleading about it?"

He didn't say anything. He just smiled, then said, "You know I never got to take you out. Wanna go get icecream tonight, on the pier?"

I hesitated, scratching my arm. I didn't know how going out with Toni would turn out.. He seemed nice and all but I didn't want to hurt his feelings if I ended up not liking him the way he wanted...

"I promise to have you back by the stroke of twelve," he joked, giving me a lopsided grin, but I could have sworn I saw him slouch just the slightest. He could tell I wanted to say no. "It's okay," he said, starting to turn away. "Maybe some other-"

"No!" I said, reaching a hand out. I gave a shaky laugh. "No, I was going to say yes."

"Oh?" he asked, sudenly perking up, turning more towards me.