After Lightning Struck (ON HOLD)

4. After He Came Through My Window

 Taylor

When I woke up in the morning, I went down stairs into the kitchen, and there was a note left on the counter. It said, “Your father and I are on call today, so we probably won't see you until tomorrow morning. Take it easy, and we'll see you tomorrow. Love you."

Once I finished reading the note I grabbed a spoon, a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, and a banana. I put them in a bowl and added some milk. I went up the stairs back to my room. Then I heard it; a noise that sounded like someone opening a window. I put the bowl and spoon on the table that was in the hallway. I then went into doorway of my room, and there was a figure of someone in there. I put my hand up to the person and waved my hand over to the wall, and he flew over to the wall.

"OH MY GOD, JAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING CLIMBING INTO MY ROOM THROUGH MY WINDOW!" I yelled at him. "YOU SCARED ME!" Then I realized that I used magic on him!

"I scared you," he said confused. "What are you doing to me?"

I still had him pinned to the wall! I let go of my hand and let it fall to my side. "Sorry, I didn't mean to do that," I said! I have no idea what will happen next.

"What are you?" He said unsure, "I knew something was up with you! Now tell me!"

"I don't think you would believe me if I told you."

“Just tell me and I'll believe whatever you say!"

I am a little hesitant at first but I start from the beginning and I answer, “Okay... Before you came outside with Mr. Hunt the rain got harder and lightning started to strike all around me. It felt like I was causing it and that I was going through some kind of change. Then, after I woke up in the hospital and you fell back asleep I got really angry because I didn't know what was wrong with me. The anger kept building up and the next thing I know is that the walls are in fire. I had no idea of what happened, and was really scared! Once I was more scared than angry the fire went out, and a book appeared." I went from my doorway to my bed, and plopped down on to my bed. Then I pulled out the book from under my pillow. "This is the book..."

He came over and sat in my bed with me and looked at the book. He flipped through all the pages, and then he shouts, " What kind of joke is this?! This book is completely blank!"

There are only a few things that Jay hates, and one of them is lying. I told him everything and now he thinks I am lying to him? I have never lied to him in my whole life, and I can tell that he thinks I am now. I defensively say, "No its not!” I took the book and pointed to the front cover. "The title is The Benet’s Family Spell Book. I figured out that I'm adopted." I flipped to a page, "On this page is the spell that makes it rain and..."

He stopped me in the middle of my sentence and said, "Wait a second! Did you say that you were adopted?"

"Yah...," He is the first person I've told, and I exploded! I yelled, "I can't believe that my parents never told me that I was adopted! I wouldn't be this upset if they had just told me! It wouldn't even matter as much because they will always be my parents, but now after all that has happened to me I want... No.... I need to go looking for my mother!" I started to cry. "If... They... Had.... Just... Told... Me..."

Jay took me into his arms and just held me there until I stopped crying. He felt more than my best friend when he was holding me there. I felt for the first time like somehow we were connected someway.