The unwanted power

Chapter Eighteen

We walk over to to his living room and he goes and sits next to the fireplace, I sit on the floor as far away from it as I can. Fireplaces scare me, I don't know how the house fire started but, I don't want to have a fire in side even if it's fake.

"Okay so hers what we're gonna do. Your going to come and sit next to this fireplace until you feel comfortable around it. It's not even a real fire, but you need to get used to, and be okay with being close and seeing fire. I think it will help you a lot."

My heart was racing but i forced it
to stop. This wasn't even a real fire, I can do this. I walk toward the fire and my hands start to shake. Stop! I tell myself. "I can do this, I got this."

I go and I sit next to Devan, keeping my eyes away from the fire. "So, tell me about your swim team, you seem to be an okay swimmer considering the fact that you made the high school swim team in eighth grade."

"It's so much fun! My best friend Kyle made it when he was in eithgh grade too. I do miss it though, they still don't think it's safe for us to practice in." I said my good mood leaving me.

"Well maybe it's for the better, cause the one time I saw you swim you didn't do so well" Devan said as he started laughing.

Did Devan just make a joke? He did didn't he, for some reason that made me really happy. He doesn't seem like the kind of person to make jokes. Trying not to grin I joke back. "Hey! I want to see you do better," I said glaring at him. I tried to keep from smiling, but couldn't help myself.

"I bet I could beat you anytime and anywhere. Just as long as I have a bunch of floaties Devan says his smile growing. I start laughing too, not sure why I found it so funny.

"I just pictured you standing in the middle of a pool covered in floaties, and struggling to swim, That is something I want to see." I laugh.

"I can't promise that you'll ever see that, but I can promise you, when you see me swim it will be entertaining even without the floaties." We laughed about that for a few minutes before Devan started talking again.

"Well it's past the time we usually finish so you should probably head home, meet in the same spot tomorrow?"

"Yeah sounds great." This was the first time I'd finished training without going home mad, I had really enjoyed today. I head out the door and start walking when I realized I had no idea how to get home. Devan comes out and ask me if I know where I'm going. "No." I say kinda embarrassed.

We walk to are usual meeting spot and then I head home. Today's training was fun and I was excited for tomorrow.

                               ...

The next day we meet up and walk to his house, on the way over I ask him something that had been on my mind since I got home yesterday. "So what was the point of yesterday's training?"

"Well if you think back to it what is the first emotion you feel when you think about yesterday?" Devan says.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean when you think about how you felt sitting next to the fire, what emotion comes to mind? Scared, relaxed, happy, sad?"

Come to think about it I felt happy, I didn't feel scared or anything like that in fact I didn't even think about the fireplace when i though back to yesterday I thought about Devan being covered in floaties. "I feel happy I guess."

"Good that's what I was hoping. The point of yesterday was to get you to have a happy memory near fire. All the memories involving fire you've told me about have been connected to something bad and painful. If your able to link a good memory to fire it can help you feel more comfortable around it which will help you control it better."

"I've never thought about that,  I guess your right." We walk the rest of the way in silence; once we get to the house we go inside and Devan turns on the fire place. He gestures to me telling me to come and sit by him, but I can't get my self to do it. Even though yesterday I had fun, now that he told me the reason all of my bad memories are surfacing in my head.

"Lily, you have to come and sit down, if you can't sit infront of a fire place your never going to be able to control your powers. I know it's hard but you have to do it."

"I don't want to! It just makes bad memories come back, I don't want to be near something that reminds me of the pain"

"Okay, fine. Don't come sit by the fire, don't learn how to control it, it's not my job to teach you! But I tried, I tried so hard to help you but you refuse and your letting your fear control you! I can't help you if your not going to try. I know it scared you but you have to get over that."

"Devan, I'm sorr...."

"Lily stop, I'm done I just can't do this anymore, thank you for putting up with me. I'm not gonna waste my time anymore. Do you know the way home or do I need to help you?" He says looking like he feels bad.

"I... I can find my way back. Thanks." I storm out of the room and am about to close the door when I hear Devan coming towards me.

"Lily, I'm sorry, I really am."

"Well I'm sorry too, I never should've come. This whole thing is so stupid! By Devan!" I shout as I stomp away.

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Eighteenth chapter! I love writing this book, Thank you for reading it. What did you think of this chapter? If you see any ways I could improve in my writing please let me know! You guys are amazing!
-Annamusic22