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9. FIRST ASK
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2021-07-24 08:25:13School was dragging for the rest of the week as I was still planning on going to the mall with Jack during the weekend. I invited Mya and Brendan to come with me but they said that they already had plans. I wanted them to come so that they would meet Jack so I didn’t tell them about him. When the time came, they would get to know him.
On that Friday, during lunch time, Ashton called me, mentally. I didn’t look up but he knew that I heard him.
Lina, he called.
Yeah? I answered.
There’s something I want to ask you, but I’d rather do it verbally, he said.
What is it?
Can’t say. Meet me by the parking lot in two minutes, in my car, he ended.
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We watched the movie while playing around with the snacks that we had bought, and also Jack making us laugh about some of the scenes in the movie he made to be pretty funny. It was a great movie and we watched it till the very end of it. I enjoyed every moment of it, even Ashton seemed to have enjoyed it too. I had no doubt that Jack had a great time as well.We went out of the cinema when the movie had reached its end. We were quiet for a while and we looked for a quiet restaurant that we would sit in. We found one around the corner, almost on your way out in the direction of the parking lots.All the way from the cinema to that restaurant, I was feeling uneasy. I felt like we were being followed but I couldn’t be sure by who. I kept on looking behind my back to see who was following us but I just saw a lot of people walking about their business, I didn’t see anyone who seemed out of place there. When we got to the restaurant, I felt better and relaxed.
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Ashton started asking questions about my family."So you live with your dad and uncle?" he asked.Even though Jay wasn't technically my uncle, this was the best way to inrtroduce him to people around me. "Yes, I live with both.""May i ask what happened to your mom?" he inquired further.Truthfully, i hated answering those questions concerning family, but I made an exception of giving answers to him."She died while giving birth to me", i paused. "I never got to know her."He kept quiet as he felt the gravity of pain in the information I had offered him."I'm sorry", he said after a moment of silence."It's okay. It was a long time ago and it doesn't as much anymore. I have my dad who tries by all means to fill whatever void is there and I'm grateful for that."I smiled to assure him that I meant what I had just said. He let it go and smiled back at me.I then asked "What about you?"He hesitate
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I went up to my room and changed to my training suit. It was a suit that was compatible with the powers I possessed. When I was about to exit, the phone rang in my room. I went back to answer it.“Hello”, I said.“Hey, it’s me. Caught you at a bad time?” Ashton spoke over the phone.“I was about to go for my training session. You're okay?”“Kelsey put me in a hide-out place that she said was safe from Kyle. I don’t know why I have to hide from him, he’s my adopted father after all. Kelsey said there’s something really important that she’ll tell me later on tonight because she had to go to work. She only told me that Kyle’s not the person that I’ve always known him to be and then took off. Lina, I think I’m in more danger than I thought myself to be. I just feel that way”, he said.I heard fright from his voice. I started getting anxious again, the feelin
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 31. COMING OUT
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 30. FIRE INCIDENT
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A Spark in the Dark Shadow 29. STILL TOGETHER
Being 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
A Spark in the Dark Shadow 28. HOME SAFE
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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
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