Flares [Completed ]

The Truck

It had been two hours since my dad left to get the truck. I was excited to finally be able to help him fix a real vehicle. After finishing up the necklace, a proud smile spread across my face as I placed it around my neck.

"Kendra!" I heard Tessa yell. I looked from the barn door to her; a mad expression was on her face. She must have found out about Dad getting the truck.

"How could you let Dad do that?" she barked.

Rolling my eyes, I stood to my feet.

"Tessa, whatever Dad buys is not my fault," I hissed back, locking eyes with her. She huffed.

"You're just like him," she growled.

I laughed, causing her to look at me weird. "At least one of us has to," I hinted.

She kicked at the dirt and huffed. "Why can't anyone be grown around here?" she complained.

I felt my hand getting warm from the anger between us. I took deep breaths, trying to stop the electrical bolts that were developing in the palm of my hand.

"Kendra, calm down," Kara called as she ran toward us. I nodded and backed away from Tessa, facing away from her.

"Calm down, Tessa. There's no need to cause Kendra to get upset," Kara told Tessa. Tessa nodded and left, leaving only me and Kara in the barn. I wiped the incoming tears that threatened to fall. Kara looked at me.

"Everything's going to be okay," she said, placing an arm on my shoulder.

"I know, but why is it so hard?" I cried, trying to calm myself down.

"You know we're not like other people, Kendra. We have special powers that no one will understand," she explained. A smile grew on my face.

"You're blessed with electric powers, and I'm blessed with water. Nobody can change that."

She wrapped her arms around me and held me tight. "Sisters have to stick together, no matter what."

I said nothing but smiled as we hugged. The moment ended when Dad pulled up with the new truck. I ran up to meet him, and Kara came beside me. I looked in awe.

Dad climbed out of the vehicle that was towing the truck and came toward us. He laughed at the sight of me and pulled us both into a hug.

"How do you like it?" he asked.

I smiled and answered, "It's incredible!" I shouted in excitement, running up to the truck. I climbed inside and saw that the seats were worn out and needed to be sewed up, but other than that, it was perfect. I jumped down, and Dad caught me.

"How does it look?" he asked.

I turned to look at him. "The seats are worn out and need to be fixed up, but other than that, it's perfect," I cheered.

Dad smiled at me. "Super. We'll be up in a couple of hours," Kara said, walking back inside.

Dad looked at her and called, "Thanks, honey."

Kara looked back at Dad. "You're welcome," she replied, causing me to laugh.

It took me and Dad a while to push the truck into the barn. After I closed the barn doors and looked back at him, he began to look under the hood of the truck.

"How bad does it look?" I asked, kneeling down to see what he saw.

"It needs a lot of fixing, but nothing me and you can't handle," he stated, which caused me to smile.

"Let's get started!" I said happily, as I slipped under the truck to see what I could fix. It