"No! We will protect her. She can learn to control it!" my father states firmly, holding me and my mother tightly in his arms. "Till then, lock the gates. Reduce the staff. Limit her contact with people. Keep her powers hidden from everyone. Especia...
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Addison, Age 21, Northern Mountain
Far up in the northern mountains, the storm blew strong. The icy wind and snow raged way too harshly for a normal person. But I'm able to walk through it with ease. This was no different than the storm inside of me. The storm I couldn't keep hidden no matter how hard I tried.
When I look around there's nothing and no one in sight. I'm completely alone. Like the mountain was a kingdom of isolation where I can be the true queen. The thought made me chuckle under my breath.
"Don't let them in. Don't let them see." The words of my father. "Be the good girl you always have to be." The words taste bitter in my mouth and I know they come out sounding mocking as I repeated them. These are the words I'd been told for so many years. "Conceal, don't feel. Don't let them know!" I exclaimed. I can do whatever I want up here. "Well now they know!" I yell into the wind.
For the first time in forever, I feel like a weight is lifted off my chest. Like I'm free to be myself and live a life that I choose. I can finally let it all go. I look down at my bare hands.
I extend my fingers to flatten my palm and a beautiful little ploom of snowflakes appear in thin air. My eyes are alight with excitement. I don't have to be scared to use my magic. There wasn't anyone up here that I could hurt. It was safe to let it go.
A new wave of confidence fills my chest and I push both hands to one side. A swirl of snow forms then dissipates. I giggle like a little kid. Then I swing my arms to the other side. Though it's the same result, it doesn't dampen my enjoyment or how beautiful the white flakes look to me. I have a bounce in my steps as I basically skip forward, further up the mountain.
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I can't hold back anymore. I wanna let loose and let it all out. This is where I wanna be. I wanna stay here and be who I wanna be. No one could see me cry up here. Not that I would have to. A smile splits my face.
I stomp my foot down and an ice flood begins to spread under my feet. A triumphant smile breaks out on my face. I lift my arms forcefully and begin to shape walls. If I can picture it, my powers can do it. My very thoughts crystallizing into reality. I wave my hands around the floor and create a snowflake pattern then, with a flick of my wrists, send the remaining energy up the walls to the ceiling and an icy chandelier penetrates the air space.
This is my home now. I am completely free here. I take the crown of royalty off my head. "I'm never going back." I determine like an epiphany. "The past is in the past!" I toss it. Symbolic of leaving my old life behind.
Suddenly my wig feels constricting and annoying. 'I'm all alone up here.' My mind eagerly reminds me. I reach up and rip it off. Immediately letting down my braided white locks from its confinement. I run my fingers through my bangs and it feels so nice and freeing to have my hands in my own hair.
