6 Poweful Teenagers

ch.4 Showing Kiernan My Powers

Jake's pov

I stared at the splash pad in awe... then in horror.

Did I do that? I couldn't have done that... right?

But somehow, I knew that what just happened was my fault.

And that scared me.

I ran home as fast as I could, not looking back at the destruction that I had just created. I couldn't even fathom how the hell I was able to make the place explode.

In my panic, my run slowed to a walk, and I called Seth. Which is rare for me because I hated calling.

Seth picked up. "Jake, what's wrong," He asked, concerned.

I told him everything about what happened, going into hysterics.

"Jake Jake Jake, calm down. Deep breaths. In and out. In and out," Seth instructed, and I followed it, eventually calming down.

He told me to just take it easy and not get too angry, because that was what caused me to explode the water park. I nodded, understanding and telling him that I'd try not to.

Once I got home, I was able to calm down. It was only four in the afternoon, so I still had about an hour before my parents got home. So I took this time to text Kiernan and also tell her what happened.

After I finished talking about what happened, she teased me by calling me "water boy" and I got fusterated, told her it wasnt funny, and chucked my phone on my bed. I read the new Rick Riordan series The Trials of Apollo, ignoring the texts that made my phone vibrate.

%the next day %

I woke up, scared of what that day and school would bring.

I looked at my phone and saw 60 texts from Kiernan that i knew was from Meg. I unmuted Meg and got a shit ton of messages from her that I didn't read.

Once I got to school I put on a mask, hiding my true feelings and tried to act like my normal self.

"Jake!" Meg yelled, I rolled my eyes, making sure she didn't see.
I smile and greeted her "hey, Meg!"

"Are you ok?! I tried texting you yesterday and you didn't answer," she basically yelled at me.

"Oh. Sorry. My phone died yesterday and I just got the messages," I liked.

She looked at me expectantly, like I should know something. When I didn't know, she looked saddened and she said bye and walked off sadly.

I continued walking and got stopped my Seth and Kiernan. "Jake! Are you ok," they both asked.

"Yeah. Im fine. I was a little shook, but I'm ok," I said, trying to act normal. I could tell that both of them weren't buying it, but they didn't push it. They gave me a look that said we'll talk later, but don't hide yourself

I rolled my eyes and continuted to my locker. Once I opened my locker, Carrie walked up.

At this point I was getting annoyed, wanting to be alone.

"Hey Jake. How are you," She asked seriously. "I'm ok," I lied.

She stared me down expectantly. I sighed "I'm horrible. I'm a wreck. Shit happened yesterday and I'm confused about it. And I'm still upset about what happened with Meg," I confessed.

She looked at me in pity. "Hey, I'm sorry that that happened, and I don't know what happened yesterday, but today's a new day. So don't stay put in the past." She advised.