Who We Are

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The microwave burst into flames as the light bulb exploded. The fire alarms blaring warning us about the obvious smoke in the kitchen. My sister stared at her hands, amazed and scared at what she had done. Our parents came in with alarmed looks. My dad -the first one to recover- grabbed my sister and carried her outside. My mom held my hand and lead me outside where... this was always painful for me to remember. 

The first thing I say still haunts my dreams. A monster dressed as a firefighter, his hand sticking out the back of my dad, my sister screaming. My mom shrieked and the other firefighters who were stunned started backing away falling over themselves. The monster threw my dad's lifeless body into our house and turned towards my sister. It lunged for her but she fell backward and tried to crawl away. Its claws raked across her back. She screamed out in pain and fell unconscious. 

My mom -the first one to recover- ran towards her and held her crying. The monster loomed over her. I tried to move to do anything. But all I could do was watch. It grabbed my mom and threw her up into the air. She landed headfirst in front of me with a bone-crunching noise. I fell to my knees with tears streaming from my eyes. She looked at me -well more like through me- and whispered in a rash voice.  "Trust no one but each other. Not everyone is what they seem they are. You are both special and you need to leave now. Protect your ... sister, protect ... each .. other..", then her eyelids fell and her chest stopped rising and falling. 

I look at my still unconscious sister, then at the monster walking over to her, tears began blurring my vision. It stood over her about kill her. I stretched my hand out and a black line when across its arm severing it. I walked over to it. "DON'T TOUCH MY SISTER YOU FREAK." It ignored me and raised its other arm and begun to lower it for a swift attack. I held both hands out as if I was holding it. Rods came out of the shadow and struck it's back. It turned around and started advancing towards me. I spread my hands out on both sides of me and slowly brought them together. A box made of shadows appeared around it and started getting smaller. It struggled to break free and thrashed wildly. Then I looked up startled by a shriek above me. 

It was another one, bigger, scarier and with wings. It lunged at me and right before it grabbed me there was this intense light from behind the first monster. It was my sister. Then everything went white. I awoke to find my sister holding my her face buried in my chest sobbing. I hugged and just held her. Then i heard the sirens and remembering our mothers final words i led her away.



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