Light up the sky
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Last published Tue, Nov 8, 2016
"Natalie, you've got to keep this thing under control. If the word got out that you had some kind of freakish ability, the CIA would lock you up faster than an alien and experiment on you."
"I know." I reply.
I wait a minute, then say,
"I can't help it, you know. I don't wanna shoot fireworks from my hands. I wanna be normal."
"Well, you're not normal, Nat, you're special. "
"Special is just a fancy way of saying different than everyone else ."
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