MELINA

chapter one

Sweat dripped down my forehead as I woke up, it was the same dream I had been having since I was little.
I saw myself again as a little baby who was laughing and giggling until a hand came from nowhere and threw me into a dark abyss.
I am the last child to king Arthur and queen De'arra Mykolaiv of the Lasantha kingdom. I had a brother and a sister by the names Noe and Nylah. They were the treasures of the kingdom as they both had fire and ice powers which were very rare. My parents both had earth and air powers respectively.
But you know what? I was considered as the black sheep of the family.
Why?
I haven't been able to access my powers since I was a baby. You see, everybody in this kingdom is born with a magical power, but I wasn't.
You all are going to be thinking that my family is going to accept and encourage me but, my life had taken a turn for worst.
I had been reduced to sleeping in the attic which had only one small window and no bed. Cobwebs were lurking around every corner and it had a very damp smell.
I had no choice; I had been sleeping there and practically living there for seventeen years of my life.
I was the palace maid, the punching bag and the form of entertainment for visitors who mocked me whenever they came visiting the palace.
All these thoughts swirled around my mind as I proceeded to catch my breath after having the nightmare. I looked through the small window and noticed it was already dawn.
"They are going to start screaming my name any moment from now" I chuckled to myself.
"Melina!" I heard my sister screaming my name. I scrambled up from the floor which was my bed and ran towards her.
Yeah, my name is Melina and this is my life!

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