Run (Old Version)

Chapter 7

I was still crying. My eyes were flowing a river down my cheeks, onto my shirt, leaving stains of water on my torso. Mickey sat over by his car, letting the dam flood my face. He finally got smart and sat next to me, holding me, his arm around my shoulder, rubbing my forearm. "Ignis, are you ok?"

"I am fine..." I mumbled, sobbing over words. I lean against him and pout. I look like a fool. Why can't I be tougher? I wish I was better. Why did I run away? Why did...

Mickey shouted my name again, this time I heard him.

"Ignis, I asked you if you are ready to go to the Black Pillar for your ignition."

"My ignition?" I was confused. "I am going to burn?!?"

"Well that is one step of the initiation, I meant to ask you about your initiation..."

"But I would be on fire?!?"

"Not if you defend yourself."

I walked to the car slowly, looking back at Mickey a few times. "I am so confused," I thought to myself. I sit in the car, and wait for Mickey.

Mickey got in the car. I held a hand on the dashboard, the car started and vanished in a split second. We appeared in the parking garage of the Black Pillar, the car's gas gauge full, and the head lights on. Red electricity flowed from my hand, it zapped across the car, leaving my hair standing up.

Mickey poked me, giving me a shock. "Oww," I say rubbing my arm.

Mickey had a shocked look on his face. "How you do that? That was awesome!"

"My powers are my own type." I looked at him smiling. I get out of the car and walk into Mickey's office, sat down in his computer chair, and played Solitaire on his PC.

I am my own type of person. No one else is like me. I am who I want to be. I can change myself, but that is hard. But, I want to be someone I am not.

Mickey looked at me beating the game. I grinned and kept playing.

The next turn will make me lose what I have won.