Aquamarine : Daughter of Fire [On Hold]

CHAPTER 4

I run to my room only to find my mom again.
"Where were you?" My mother had started again but I won't let her finish.

"Where's dad?"

"What! Where is that coming from?"
My mother's expression changes from angry to shocked. Her face depicts fear and worries.

"I asked where is my dad? I'm not here to answer but question. So tell me where is my father, tell me who is he?"

"Dear, your father died shortly after you were born."
My mother closes her fist while saying it. She takes a step closer and tries to hug me but I don't let her do so. I shove her away from me and take a step back. I am angry, sad and broken. Tears fill my eyes as I speak again.

"Lie, it's a lie. I know he's alive. But I wanna hear it from you- tell me who is he?" I manage to Burt out. My voice is shaky and I am blinded by tears so I can't see her facial expressions.

She looks down and says, "Your father is dead." Her voice is firm and commanding.

Suddenly something really strange happens. My body heats up and my eyes burn. It is painful but I don't even care. I open my mouth to speak but the words come out differently. My sweet and calm voice sounds horrible. As if I am hypnotized or controlled by someone else. Like thousands of lions roaring. My once beautiful voice changes and sounds more heavy and bold. It becomes commanding and firm.

"I said tell me who is he? Stop lying. I hate liars. "

My mother is astonished to hear my voice and looks up. Her eyes widen and her body begins to shake with fear. It's then when I realise that she is scared of me. I turn around to look in the mirror. I look nothing near to normal. My body is turning red and radiating heat like it's on fire. My eyes- Oh Lord, my eyes they are turning red again but not like they used to. Earlier, the border of my irises used to turn red and sometimes the whole iris but now it's different , completely different. It's like my iris and pupil has disappeared, instead there's a fire in my eyes. A flame in the eyes. My skin starts to disappear and feathers come out of my skin. Tears escape my eyes as my body grows bigger and bigger. My body shines and I can see my mother being blinded by it. She covers her eyes with her hands.

After minutes of unbearable pain I am finally free of the pain. But I don't look like I used to. I have transformed into a very very huge bird with red and orange feathers. The beak is also red and there's a long tail of orange feathers. My eyes are on fire.
I turn around to look at my mother who's staring at me with her eyes wide open.
A peculiar sound escapes my mouth. It sounds like chirp.
I run in the direction of my window and jump from there. I spread my wings which are still burning and soar high in the sky. I revolve around the palace, take a last look at my mother who's staring at me while standing on the balcony and fly towards the forests. Everything seems a blur. I don't know how but I somehow manage to land near the lake. A searing pain makes me collapse on the ground and I don't know what happens next. The only thing I feel is that I transform into my human form and feel my body being lifted from the ground by a pair of strong arms.

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I know this chapter was short but I think that I needed to end it with some mystery.
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