The Rainmakers

Chapter 1: Clarity Higgins

I didn't choose this.

I didn't choose to start things like this.

It just came along with me especially when I was 12. My powers started going on and off. And by then and I didn't even quite understand if it was me or just something else in the room. But I just knew that it was everything had something to do with the rain. It kept pouring outside every single time I got angry, sad or moody.

Then came Patio, the guy who told me was my guide, the man who came to protect me and told me that everything would be alright after I skipped town from my parents home and they went on and on and filed a missing person's report.

I'm not so sure what details are of becoming one of a Rainmaker, as Patio told me that was what I was, but I don't think it is one who ends up bruising your guide, neither the less ending up almost blowing up the riversides, or, much less almost destroying the town's water reserve.

"You're just practicing for now, it's alright. " Patio says. "Don't worry."

I'm eighteen now. And according to Patio my full-blown powers were going to arise soon. This was when He was going to give it, somehow, somewhere, but we just didn't know when.

"Perhaps we should rest for today, practice is over. Your powers are blowing all over my face." Patio says to me and then I sit down over by a rock. "Your progress today is actually pretty good for your age."

"Whatever." I sigh. "I know you're just trying to cheer me up today again just like the usual and thank you again, Patio." If it weren't for him back then and his explanation about things then I wouldn't have been here right now. I mean at first I was afraid, I thought he was lying about things, about him being my guide and then he started teaching me control and how to properly use my powers and then I understood about what I was supposed to be.

"Let's get going shall we?" I nod my head and follow him back home.

Mom and dad arrive early today from work, I guess that's why Patio insisted that we leave early from practice as seen that and I almost blew up his face and bruised it.

As soon as we got over to our hidden spot five meters across from my front porch I look at Patio. "Thank you, again." I tell him.

"I heard the last time." Patio says to me. "They yelled at you again, didn't they?" I gave him my smug smile. "I'll make sure to bring you back here early every practice and listen in." I give him a hug and then say goodbye before leaving him to stand there all alone by the side. As soon as I get in mom and dad are inside the kitchen, I drop my bag. "Hon?" I hear mom say. "Yeah?" I call out.

"Oh good it's you, I thought it was Kelly, could you come in the kitchen a sec please your dad and I want to talk to you." I peek inside the kitchen and then there their sitting both down with coffee on top of the table steaming as I'm looking at both of them, both serious.

"What's going on mom, dad?"

"We were just wondering where you've been for the past few days. I mean ever since you've turned eighteen it seems as if you haven't been home ever since and we haven't exactly celebrated or anything and--" Mom says.

"It's not like that was my fault right?" I tell them. "You guys are never really here. And when you guys are technically here and trying to care, I'm not exactly here."

"Well, what mom is saying is Claire, it's just that we haven't been seeing and talking to you as much as before, remember how much we loved to talk."

"Everything's changed dad." I sigh.

"What could have possibly changed with you Claire? You're the most normal girl that is here." Mom says.

"You don't want to know."

"Is there probably a boy involved? Because that is probably the most logical reason that I could think of." "Well we might want to." Mom and dad talks together with me looking at both of them. And as I try to listen to both of them in this whole conversation speaking, and shouting I don't want to be in this room anymore, my head is boiling with anger and I know this feeling, I know what is bound to happen. And soon.

So I run upstairs to my room and shut my door lock. I breathe in and out just how me and Patio practiced it from before. But then I couldn't deny the inevitable anymore, as soon as I looked outside the clouds that were once bright earlier today, they are now filled with darker clouds, nimbus they called it.

I try to breathe once and then twice but then as soon as mom and dad knocks on the door. I knew what was going to happen next. I cry and then the dark sky bursts into rain. "Hon." Mom asks. "Is everything okay?"

No, I wanted to say. Everything wasn't okay. "Everything's fine." I say as best as I can and then as soon as I know they've left with their creaking footsteps gone I go outside and sit down on top of our stairs waiting for Kelly to come home.

"Shit!" Kelly cusses as soon as he gets in and then puts his wet bag on the floor. He eyes me on top of the staircase, his jacket wet, his hair messed up and his shoes filled with water. "What the hell happened Claire?"