Frozen Love

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The old man and I talked for another 3 hours after he said I could stay and then I realized it was almost 5pm "I have to go" I said standing up "no, wait I thought you were gonna stay here?" He said with concern "I am I just promised I'd meet someone at the park I'll be back in about 20 minutes and if I'm not back before 5:30pm start looking for me" I chuckled at the last part trying to lighten the mood and make a small joke out of it but the man just seemed concerned and worried for me. He looked as if he wanted to tell me to stay and I'll be safe with him, and I believed that but I had to meet Kyle so he can leave me alone after tonight, "maybe I should come with you? I can make sure no funny business happens and then we can come back here safely" it was nice to have someone care about you but I thought about Kyle seeing him with me, if he ever went to the convenience store and saw the man he would know I would be somewhere close by, and also I can't put this man in danger just because he's helping me, it wouldn't be fair to him. "Sir I can't let you do this just in case I get you in danger, I don't want you to get hurt because you help someone like me.." He looked at me with care and love in his eyes "darling call me grandad or pops, and sweetheart it would be an honour to get hurt while protecting you, as long as you're with me and I'm still kicking around you're gonna be safe and nothing will harm you" he smiled genuinely "thanks sir- I mean grandad" I walked over and hugged him. I told him I'd be fine and that I'd see him shortly.

I walked to the park and saw Kyle standing at one of the benches alone looking around for me, I took a deep breath and walked over to him "Hey Kyle" I said with a smile he looked at me confused and furrowed his brow "I'm sorry, do I know you?" I didn't know what he meant by that "Kyle I told you to meet me here at 5pm today, why else would I be here?" He still looked confused "I'm sorry I think you're mistaking me for someone else, I am waiting here for someone but she isn't you" I was confused how could Kyle not know its me? I mean I told him to meet me here and here he was but he doesn't think I'm me. I then suddenly remembered I had changed my appearance this morning from a brunette to a red haired girl, I snapped my fingers and I was back to being a brunette with blue eyes, Kyle watched as I did this with wide eyes and then realized it actually was me. "Woah it really is you!" He said "ya sorry about that I forgot I changed my appearance this morning to avoid being noticed" "I didn't even know you could do that Myra!?" He exclaimed "ya, I control the elements and can change my appearance" I said "that's awesome! I wish I could do that!" I just smiled in response "so anyways I'm here and you can see I'm perfectly fine, now I should be going" I turned to leave and he spoke "wait! Where are you staying? How will you get food?" "I am staying in an empty motel room a few blocks from here without the owners knowing and I help out at the soup kitchen so I get free food, I have everything planned out and I'll be just fine, now you have to go and you can't come looking for me again" he nodded in understanding and before I could walk away he pulled me into a hug and wrapped his arms around me tightly, I hugged him back awkwardly and just before I pulled away he kissed me.

I was shocked at first but then I pushed him off of me "what are you doing?!" I asked "sorry I just wanted to do that since last night" he seemed innocent enough but I knew I had stayed longer than needed, "ok well I'm going to go now and don't follow me" before he could do or say anything else I turned and walked away, just before I entered the convenience store I remembered to change my appearance back to the red haired girl with blue green eyes. When I entered the store grandad came up to me and had his hands on my face and body checking for cuts or bruises "Myra! Are you ok sweetheart, did he hurt you? Are you going to be alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?" He asked all of these questions in a rushed concerned tone "I'm fine pops, really, we just talked and then he hugged and kissed me before I left, I pushed him off and came back here" he looked at me relieved but wasn't buying my whole story "ok, but why were you meeting him in the first place? I mean you said you ran away from your home last night and that when you were there you were locked in a closet, so how would you even know him?" I knew I would have to come clean about what had happened last night but I didn't know how to explain it without telling him I had powers, what if I told him I had powers and he thought I was a freak like my parents did and decides he doesn't want to help me anymore? I tried my best to explain the situation leaving out the details of how I escaped by using my powers.

"How did you make sure they were knocked out? And how did you make them stay down and not come after you again? Does that one boy know you're here with me?" He didn't seem at all concerned with himself being in danger or possibly getting hurt, he only cared about me and my well being. I was having an eternal debate with myself if I should tell pops about my powers or not, he was the first family figure I've had and I didn't want to lie to him "um.. Say hypothetically there's a person, and this person can control all the elements, ice especially, which falls under water, and lets also say this person is a metamorphmagus which means they can change their appearance into anything they wanted at any time. Now lets say you know this person, how would you feel towards them and how would you treat them?" He looked at me confused and was probably wondering why I was answering his question with a completely random question "well I guess if the person was nice to me and treated me with respect then I would return the favour, if they weren't offended by it I might ask them to show me their powers, but I wouldn't treat them any different from someone without powers" I was relieved to hear pops say this but at the same still worried he wouldn't accept me. "Now let say this hypothetical person... Was... um.. me?" I looked up at him kind of worried that he would call me a freak and tell me to leave "well if this 'person' is you then I think that's pretty great, and only adds to your character even more" he had a smile on his face and wore it proudly, I grinned at him and then answered his previous questions "I made sure they were knocked out because I used my wind powers to knock their heads against the wall, I made sure they didn't come after me and stayed down by pinning them to the wall and floor with giant icicles, and no the boy doesn't know I'm here with you, I told him I'm staying at an empty motel room without paying or people finding out and that I volunteer at the soup kitchen so I get free food. I told him to not come looking for me and to just let me be so I think I'm ok" he nodded his head understanding and before I could say anything else he came up to me and hugged me, I hugged him back and then he told me that he wouldn't throw me out just because I was different and would still take care of me, he said I didn't have to worry about him treating me differently or less of a person for my different abilities.

"Thanks pops, it means a lot to me" "any time sweetheart, now um... Would be offended or angry if I asked you to show me your powers?" I pulled away from the hug smiling "it would be my pleasure" I said I put my hand up so the palm was upward and stretched out my fingers partially, the icy blue mist formed around my hand and there was snowflakes floating above my palm, I then formed a beautiful ice dragon sculpture and pops seemed absolutely amazed by it. We talked for another couple of hours and then he asked me in a polite manner if this was how I normally looked or not, I then looked at him shyly "this is how I actually look.." I changed my appearance back to my original brunette self and stood there awkwardly, he just stared in awe that I had changed my appearance and then smiled, "darling you look beautiful either way, but I think it would be best for your safety if you stayed in your other form so if the boys do come here they won't recognize you" I nodded in agreement, he did have a good point I then changed back to my red hair appearance.

"You best go and get some rest, we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow" he smiled at me I went over and hugged him "thanks pops" I said "no problem dear" he then kissed the top of my head and rested his head against mine for a while. It wasn't awkward at all, I know I've only known this man for less than a day but I feel like I'm at home with him and finally have a family figure in my life who cares about me, I let go of him and then made my way to the back room to get some rest. 'Finally at peace' I thought to myself before drifting off to sleep.