Chapter 4
My world is spinning as Blake's words ring in my ear. 'Annalise and you are twins.' Twins. No wonder she seemed so familiar. The grey eyes. They were just like mine. She looked my age and had my eyes, how did I not see the resemblance before? But how is she not in any of my memories. Every time I remember something, she's no where to be found.
"Rayne, breathe," I hear Blake's worried tone and I realize I've been holding my breath. I put a hand over my mouth and try to recall her face. It's fuzzy. Like bad reception in my head. A thought occurs. My twin, she killed my parents. Our parents. How could she?
"Why is she not in any of my memories? How could she kill our parents?" My voice rises and I'm struck with anger. I feel my temper rising and I see red at the edges of my vision.
"She kept to herself after your Energy was discovered. She was mad that your parents praised you for your Energy and encouraged it while she was forbidden to practice hers. She would lock herself in her room and practice her Energy without your parents knowing. She hated you and your parents because she felt outcasted," A piece of my heart pangs with sympathy, but only a piece. The rest of me is shaken with anger. My head starts to feel fuzzy and light. I know this feeling.
"Rayne, please calm down," Blake has his hands gestured to me but not touching. It's like he's afraid to touch me right now and I notice why. A faint white current is tracing my hands. I gasp and shake my hand and it disappears.
"H-how did I do that?" I'm shaking now but not from anger. From fear.
"You were feeling such a raw emotion and it must have manifested your Energy," He looks fearful but also..happy. He has a small smile on his face as if he's missed seeing me like this. I try to calm down when I remember Annalise.
"What's her Energy? Why couldn't she practice it?" It couldn't have been that awful Unless it was that razor Energy. I shutter at the memory glance down at my arms that are still exposed.
"Her Energy is similar to yours but more destructive. Your Energy is white and pure and controlable. Annalise's Energy is golden and pure power that only yearns to achieve victory no matter the cost. Our Energy defines who we are. A bad Energy results to a bad person. You can try and fight it or not practice your power but deep down you and your Energy are one," Her power must be so much stonger than mine. She's been practicing her whole life and I can only demonstrate my power through raw anger.
"Why are you telling me all of this? Why do you need me?" My sister. I have a sister, but why tell me now? He said they needed me. Why?
"Your sister..Annalise..she's trying to destroy our society, our world. We're all a part of a society called The Gifted," He smirks to himself, "It used to be The Cursed but that's a bit outdated. Annalise is gathering all the forces she can, human and not, to destroy the ones that rebel against her or refuse to join her," I don't like where this is going, "There's only one way she can be stopped and it's by someone with equal or greater Energy," Oh no. Me. I have to beat my sister.
"I don't even know how to use my power! I can't go against my sister who's been praciticing all her life mind you!" I stand up and begin to pace around my room. I run my fingers through my hair and try to keep my emotions under control.
"Look, we have the journal Rayne. That is the key to killing your sister," I stop.
"Kill? Kill?! You want me to kill my sister! I can't even swat a fly when it gets in my room and you want me to kill another human being!? No! I can't, I won't! I'm just a normal, 18 year old girl. I can't kill anyone, are you insane!?" I feel my temper rising again and I just feel so..so..I don't even know a word for it. During my rant, I didn't notice but my electric current is pulsing around my hands. It feels..good. I look down at my hands and let out a breathy laugh. Wow.
