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29. STILL TOGETHER
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Being outdoors became a necessity since it was the spring season and everything looked alive, except for me. It was almost half year since Ashton had left with his parents for their home in Cape Town. I managed to fulfil the promise we made to each other the night before he left but it was rather hard at times to fulfil it.
I said goodbye to Ashton when they left the house because I didn't have the solidity to get him to the airport without breaking down. We had not been together for long, I was hoping for more time together but life has its ways of depriving us of the things we really want in life. We would keep the promise to each other, always keeping in contact even though we couldn't meet much.
I spent most of my time outside the house with my friends, Mya and Brendan. Jack was always with me and my friends were smitten with him. Mya and Brendan knew how I was feeling ever since Ashton had left and they tried to keep my mind always occupied with someth
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 31. COMING OUT
Mya managed to gain conciousness as she was taken to one of the nurse rooms in the school. I explained she wasn't exposed to any fire or smoke, it was just shock that rendered her unconscious. So they took her for a check up in the nurse's office and let her rest. I explained what had happened to Ashton and that's how we found ourselves waiting for Jay and my dad after giving them a call about the incident. Most parents were called as the school was now disrupted by the incident that had happened.My dad and Jay arrived in one car as they were together at work when we called."Lina, what happened exactly?" My dad questioned the moment he got to us.We went to a distant area to discuss the issue, that's when I told them everything that had happened and how I had acted to help in the situation. To say they were flabbergasted was putting it lightly, they didn't even say anything for a while. They seemed to be pondering how to address the predicament we found oursel
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 1. THE MEETING
Tranquility. One scene that has always been a part of me for as long as I can remember. School days were the worst because I was required to be among people, normal people. Why did I get to be different from others, is it a good thing or a bad thing, why is it just me? These were the kind of questions that were always running through my mind and I didn’t have answers to them. At least I had accepted my fate and I now live through it.Mya Montez didn’t mind being with me as others seemed to. She had been my friend since kindergarten and we’ve been very close since then. She knew that I mostly kept to myself and she knew that most people termed me a freak. But she didn’t know the exact things that led to me being like that. She knew that I don’t have a mother and that I lived with my father who’s a scientist. She had accepted me for what I am.Although some people looked at me and saw a kid from a
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 2. INTERACTIONS
He looked like he just stepped out of a male fashion catalogue. No wonder there were a lot of thoughts shouting towards him, especially from the girls. He really did look good, like Mya had said. His face was a little pale but perfectly shaped. His hair had a little dark shade of brown and it was short and gelled up in a fancy way. His eyes were kind of onyx coloured but that wasn’t too much noticeable. And his mind, it was quiet but I could hear a little humming sound on the background of it.I could easily see that he wasn’t just human, just like me. But he wasn’t seeing me just yet.His looks were not exactly what caught my attention. He looked really familiar, like I had seen him somewhere not here. I tried probing my mind to figure out where I had seen him before but before I could figure it out Mr McCoy called the class to attention. He informed us that we’d be handing over the project on the following day
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 3. TAKING ACTION
I went back downstairs after putting away my school stuff and went to the kitchen to help myself to something to eat before training.I practice every day so that I know how to control my superpowers and I also learn how to defend myself without using the powers. My dad said it’s good to know both ways so that I am ready for whatever tough situation I may get to face in life.So I started training after my dad woke me up as a new person. He told me that he wanted me to be like any other kids around and even go to school, but to do that I had to learn how to control my powers. So I learnt that at a young age and I got to go to school but I didn’t feel like other kids. I felt different and isolated. That’s when I met Mya, in kindergarten.My dad came in the kitchen to help himself to some lunch before we went to practice. He found me there.“So dad, do you remember the guy I told
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 4. THE ENCOUNTER
Brendan seemed to be having an impatient aura around him. He really wanted to talk about the scene that happened on the previous day after we left school. I didn’t want to talk about it at all because I knew that I’d end up saying something I didn’t want to say. But for goodness’ sake I decided to let him start the issue, we might as well get it over and done with.I took off from his place but not in a very fast pace. I allowed him to take a breather.“So, how did you take it?” he started off by asking.“Take what?”“Oh come on, Lina. You know what I’m talking about”, he said rolling his eyes.“I didn’t take it at all. It’s not my place to take anything. For crying out loud, I’m not even friends with this guy so you really have to stop taking it that way.”“L
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 5. FIGURED OUT
It took me a few seconds to notice that the thought came from Ashton. So one of his powers was to read minds, just like me. I noted that he didn’t know that I could read minds so I took him by surprise when I threw back a thought at him.It didn’t take me long to figure it out though, I thought.Lina? He asked.Yeah, who else could it be? I asked.Wow, so you can read minds huh? He tsk-ed in his mind.Just like you, I answered.But how? He asked, still surprised.If it weren’t for the lesson and the teacher in front of the class having a good view on all of us, Ashton would have turned around to look me in the eye and see if he wa
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 29. STILL TOGETHER
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 28. HOME SAFE
I woke up to a dimly lit room, again. I felt relaxed, perfectly recovered. I turned my head to my left side and found Ashton sleeping in the chair next to my bed, it really looked uncomfortable. I looked to my right side and found the room empty, except for Jack’s tab on the cyber-desk. I got up from the bed and walked to the desk. I took Jack’s tablet and tapped twice on the screen. Jack came around.“Hey kid! You’re up”, he said.His voice broke the quietness in the room. Ashton awoke with a start and quickly got to his feet. He got a head rush and quickly fell back on the chair. I got to him quickly with Jack still in my hand. I laughed at what had happened and kneeled next to his chair. I only realised then that I was in my pyjamas. Who could have put them on?“You’re okay?” I asked.He recovered and looked at me with tired eyes.“Yeah, I’m good. Just got startled by Jack’s voice
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 27. BATTLE END
My molecular kinesis came in handy to seal the door on its doorframe before Kyle erupted from the room. Ashton was already in his defensive position from Quinn and Stuart. They both moved and Quinn stood facing me while Stuart faced Ashton. Kyle stood by the door while Roman yanked it from its position to let them both out. It seemed Roman had gotten some strength powers as he got the door off the hinges without much effort. Kyle and Roman bolted from the room, with Kyle leading and Roman protecting him from behind.“Now I finally get my chance to squash the precious Ashton Turner, oops, my apologies, Ashton McKenzie”, Stuart said with smugness.“Well, at least you know my real name. Too bad you’re just as bad as your creator, I would have liked you a bit”, Ashton said to him, some sarcasm dripping from his tone.Be careful, Lina. These two have the super strength that you have and that’s their strongest point. So le
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 26. BATTLE BEGINS
After the communication with my dad, we offloaded the supplies we had brought. Jack gave us a quick orientation on how all the weapons worked. We got armed and battle ready. Carl gave us earpieces so that he could have communication with us since he would be leading us throughout the mission.He told us where to head as we exited the building. We gilt-ed from the facility and appeared on the surface over the building. I got on Ashton’s back and he used his super speed, ran as fast as he could heading in the direction that Carl had pointed us to. He gave us his spyware so that he could see where we were heading. We got near the ocean and we stopped.“Ok Carl. We have reached the ocean boundaries. Where do we go from here?” I asked.“Look to your right side. There are some cave-features that are facing the ocean. Get to them quickly”, he ordered.We managed to get there in record time by running, well Ashton ran while I was on
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 25.TRIP SUCCESS
I found him in the attic sitting on one of the seats that the room provided. I sank into the seat next to his and relaxed in it. The attic had glass walls, the lights were off. The moon lit up the room dimly but it was enough for now.He turned when I sat next to him and looked at me with intense eyes. He looked at me like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time, like I was a reward handed to him on a silver platter.“Lina, I know that we haven’t known each other for that long. I also know that all this is a little premature but I can’t help it. I know that from the look of things, we won’t get to spend more time together. I want you to know this; I love you. It sounds crazy but I can’t seem to stay away from you nowadays. It might be because we are now trapped under the same roof or because we are in the same situation but I feel something really strong”, he said.He moved from his chair and came to kneel next to me. He
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 24. BEFORE DOOMSDAY
After breakfast everyone else went about their businesses. My dad, Jay and Kelsey went down to the lab. Mr and Mrs McKenzie went to the living room to relax while watching TV. I went upstairs to get into my practice gear. I needed it before spending the whole day in my capsule.Mind if I join you? Ashton asked as I exited the house to the backyard.No, you’re welcome to.I waited for him to get there and then practice kicked off. We started off with the normal moves for fighting skills and we perfected all our faults. After that we went on to using our super powers. He had the opposite of what I had, I was fire and he was ice. We were compatible and made the perfect team.As time went by, we realised that we had an audience: my dad, Jay, Kelsey and Ashton’s parents were watching. My dad and Kelsey started coaching us. They were telling us how to move to avoid an attack from the other. They thought of it as just practice. We t
