Conjured

Chapter 13 - It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

Author's Note - Hi everyone sorry for the hiatus! Willa is back :)

As the day's drew closer to December 20th the questions on my mind only grew. Blair was still no where to be seen, Henry had grown cold and wasn't talking to me, and I still had no clue why Giulia didn't want me to see Mark. The only person I could talk to was Emily.

"Have you heard anything about Blair?" I asked her, stirring sugar into my tea.

"Nothing much, Henry's been in touch with Elizabeth but he's being mysterious about it" She says with a shrug. "At least he's talking to you, he's given me the cold shoulder" I grumble downing some tea. I cough, it's still too hot.

"Don't take it personally Willa. I think the stuff with his Dad is hitting him pretty hard. I'm surprised he's talking to me over you though" She says in a thoughtful voice. "Why's that?" I respond. "Well... I'm not sure it just seems as if you two had grown close but they do say that in times of crisis we often push away those most important to us" She murmurs. This answer makes sense to me. During my months at the camp Henry and I had grown to be quite good friends but lately it hasn't felt that way. 

"When's your father picking you up?" Emily asks after a sip of her strong coffee. Emily was a bit of a caffeine addict.

"The 20th. So only another 3 days now" I say with a grin. "That's so nice for you Willa. I wish I could go home for Christmas but unfortunately it would raise too many questions" She sighs sadly. "Why's that?" I ask curiously. I don't normally like to pry but seeing Emily's sad expression makes me wonder.

"Well unlike most conjurers I'm only half blood. Meaning one of my parents is a normal human. My mother has no knowledge of who I am and my father intends to keep it that way. I have a little sister but I don't know if she's developed any powers or not... She's a year older than you so I suppose I'll find out sooner or later" She says with a small smile.

"I'm so sorry Em. My parents never told me about my background but I couldn't imagine being kept away from my family. Do you see them at all?" I ask. "Well I saw Nora last year on her birthday. As far as she knows it was an accident that I ran into her but I knew where she was going for dinner with her friends and it's been over 3 years... I just had to say happy birthday..."I can see tears starting up in Emily's eyes so I give her a hug. 

I'm shocked by her situation. How could her father keep her away from her mother and sister? It just seems so wrong. She stops crying fairly quickly and pats my back as she pulls away from the hug. "Thanks for that Willa. I'm sorry for getting all emotional... Christmas is just a hard time of year for me" She hiccups. "It's okay Emily. You're allowed to get upset about stuff like that" I respond giving her a smile. She nods and smiles back before standing up.

"Although it's lovely catching up Willa I think you need to get some training in today or you'll be behind by the time Blair gets back" Emily says giving me a serious look.

If she get's back 

I nod and say goodbye before heading to the gym. I head straight to the treadmill and run. I get music pumping through the gym and just think about the exercise, taking my mind away from everything going on outside. I feel my eyes turn purple and try to shake it but they always change when I use my abilities. It's difficult to control. 

After 30 minutes I swap to weights. Doing weights without a spotter is dangerous and Blair would tell me off but in this moment I couldn't care less. I just want something else to focus on. The lifting is effortless so I stack more and more on still having no issues. Until my mind swaps to thinking about all my problems. A picture of Mark swings to my mind and my heart breaks. Staying away from someone you love for this long is horrible. It makes me feel invisible in a way, like I've just disappeared from his life. All of a sudden the weights fall on my chest and I can't breathe.

Sh*t. 

I try to push them off but I'm panicking. "What the hell?!" someone yells.

"Help me" I croak. The weights are lifted and I fall to the ground spluttering. The harsh feelings of sadness and invisibility lift as my breathing returns to normal. Henry rubs my back looking at me with concern.

"Willa why on earth were you lifting weights, on your own, while invisible? That's about the stupidest thing you could do!" He says angrily. "I'm strong Henry I would've been fine if it hadn't fell. The weight made me panic! Wait what did you say about invisible?" I start off angry until remembering what he said. Since when could I become invisible?

"I couldn't see you. I just heard coughing and screaming when I walked past and I came in to see weights pressing down on something. Invisibility is a difficult power to activate, is that the first time it's happened?" He questions. I nod.

He sighs but then I see that hard look that has been permanently on his face the past few days. "Well in future don't lift heavy weights on your own, it's dangerous Willa even for someone like you. Especially 500 kilos Jesus..." He shakes his head and walks out leaving me confused.

Invisibility. I must've activated in when I was getting sad about Mark. Not the nicest way to find a new power but it's the first one I've managed since Blair has been sick so even if it almost killed me I'm happy.

One step closer to being the strongest sorceress I can be.