The fireball

chapter 2

I listen to the crunching sound of the snow as I walk around the neighbourhood , I hiss as a small snowflake falls on my hand , immediately I stuff my hands in the pockets of my jacket .

I frown when I see a little kid playing alone , he remindes me of myself when I was younger , I didn't have any friends ; everyone treated me as a freak , they would always push me away and walk away from me as if I wasn't a human being like them.

Being so caught up in my thoughts  I don't notice the snowball flying directly towards my face , a rush of adrenaline runs through my body and  instinctively I raise my hands infront of my face , a small flame emmits from my hand melting the snowball right before it can hit me .

I lower my hands shocked at what I've just done , I divert my gaze to the little kid who was playing alone , he is looking at me with awe ! I raise an eyebrow , shouldn't he be running screaming "psycho" at the top of his lungs , instead he walks towards me with slow steps , he looks at me from head to toe , I flinch when he touches my hand

" Your skin is warm in this weather , you have ginger strands of hair , you have a scar on your palm and you're scared of snow  .... I almost thought you didn't exist " he grins at me while I just stand there like an idiot

" What do you mean? " I crouch in front of the boy in order to be near his hight

he smiles " You're the fireball my mother told me about you "

I am totally baffled " Uh .. what's the fireball? "

he lookes at me as if I am insane

" Don't you know ? , there are legends about you , some people think that you're a dragon disguised in a girl's body although I don't believe them ."

My eyes widen ... there are legends about me !? , and I know nothing about them

" You... look familiar to me " I say changing the topic

the boy's grin widens even more " That explains a lot .. I remeber that someone special saved my life three years ago"

" There was a fire in the house and I was stuck inside , you came in and saved me , I remember how the flames didn't affect you at all "

I nod slowly letting the information sink in my mind and I remember everything , the fire that I caused by mistake , I remember his parents rushing outside the house , his mother's tears when she noticed that her son was still in the house and I couldn't just stand there , I was responsible after all

"I remember you too "I smile

he motiones for me to come closer " Can you please show me how you touch the fire? "

I couldn't refuse with the look that he is giving me " If you make sure that no one's watching I will " I ruffle his hair teasingly

he eagerly nods ,  he looks around the place while I focus on bringing some fire to life I finally succeed and call him over to see , slowly I touch the flames and smile at him

"You feel nothing at all ?" he asks his jaw almost hitting the ground

I shake my head " Nothing at all "
" Careful young lady" an old man suddenly appears , I immediately yank my hands away from the fire

" Were you touching the fire ? " he asks giving me a skeptical look

I scoff " Of course not , I'm not interested in harming myself "

the man shakes his head " I must be seeing things " and with that he walks away.

We burst out laughing once the man is out of sight "That was scary " the boy says

" what's your name ?" I ask him smiling

" I'm Joe and you're Elda " I smile at the little boy .

"well Joe I should be leaving " he looks kinda disappointed

"Will I see you again ?"

"Of course , we're friends right ?" I give him a tight hug

" yeah , we definitely are " he bumpw my fist and I wave to him as I make my way home .
Now I have to deal with my grandma .

I reach the house and fiddle with my keys , I finally muster the courage to open the door , my grandma is sitting on her chair tapping her foot nervously , when she sees me she shoots up from her chair " Do you want to get yourself killed ?"

I am about to explain myself , but she raises her hand stopping me

" No , don't say anything , if anyone finds out your secret you'll die Elda " she disappears into her room and returns back with a ticket

" What's this ? ... Are you sending me away? " I frown

she nods " For your own safety Elda , you're going to the institute early to learn when and how to use your powers , they'll keep you safe there"

she is looking at the ground during the whole conversation , she doesn't want to look at me for some reason .

"Why are there legends about me ?  why are there no legends about the others ?" I tilt my head

she gasps " How did you know this?"

I huff  " That's not important , these legends are about me , I deserve to know " she paueses for a minute then motions for me to sit down

she sighs " People with special powers like you aren't supposed to be born with them , they should get them when they turn eighteen and there's still a possibility that you'd get another power along with yours , that's why there are legends about you"
The information is too much to bear
and I can't really fathom what was just said

" When am I supposed to leave ?"
"On thursday." she smiles sympathitically

I nod " I'll go pack my things."
I walk in my room and drop myself on the bed , I don't know what's going on anymore , I don't want to leave my childhood home , but who knows maybe that place won't be bad , maybe I'll like it there . what surprises are hidden for me there ? We'll see .....

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