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(Chapter 5 - Observe)
“I LOVE GREEN APPLES TOO!” Vee excitedly screamed as she held hands with Peri.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMzUn61RvV
“I CAN’T BELIEVE IT YOU’RE LIKE MY LONG LOST TWIN!” Peri squealed as her and Vee found another thing they had in common.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ646R2joyxu
“Yeah, you might as well tell people that you’re identical twins!” I sarcastically muttered while rolling my eyes.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FiitvXuAD
“You know Vee, you’re pretty cool for a fifteen year old.” Blaze said. “You’re not as annoying as other people on this journey.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqK9KneRN4
Just how immature can one person be?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztyLpw6N9D
“Yeah Vee, you are pretty cool and not as much as an asshole as other people on this journey!” I glared at Blaze.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarG4dKIZ97
“You better watch your mouth you stray or else I’ll-”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYNyfMjHny
“You’ll what?” I bravely challenged while quirking an eyebrow. “Burn me again? Well sorry to disappoint flame-brain, but your sister can instantly heal me.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3chlU0sHsI
“Why are you two constantly at each others throats?” Vee asked sitting between the two of us. Blaze’s entire body was practically lit aflame as he glared at me in anger.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdBKwFrGwc
“WHY DOESN’T THIS STRAY LEARN HER PLACE?” He seethed.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUOxBxqol1
“WHY DOESN’T THIS ASSHOLE JUMP OFF A CLIFF?”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTCp0DD6xo
“ENOUGH!” Peri shouted startling all of us. “Both of you are acting like little kids. Blaze just stop with your insults alright? We’ve all been together for nearly a week now so it’s time to start acting civil because we’ll probably be together for much longer. And Tai, just ignore him, he obviously just wants your attention.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6rFx7UbPC
“AS IF I WOULD WANT-” Blaze began to shout again but Peri interrupted him.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YZ2JjLwe8
“I SAID ENOUGH BLAZE!” She sprinkled a few bits off pollen onto his nose, making him sneeze fire.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMiwL6JniW
“Hey watch it Blaze!” Vee said while blasting him with a fierce wind which made him fly to the rear of the carriage.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOdfyHaFv6
“Ouch-ACHOO!” He sneezed. “You nearly pushed me off the-ACHOO-carriage!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVmIANhbmf
“Well then stop sneezing flaming snot!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYYjKEJTYI
“This is all your-ACHOO-fault!” He glared at me.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOLertmyOH
“BLAZE!” Peri scolded.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJm887VMQFm
It was then that I came to the conclusion that these people were absolutely nuts!923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozOdzCkr13
While they were all causing a ruckus at the back of the carriage, I silently crept to the front and just observed their interactions with each other. Blaze was still sneezing, albeit fire was no longer coming out while Vee and Peri laughed at his misfortune.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhrHqnICSI
I know it shouldn’t bother me but I can’t help that it does. Why does Blaze get along so well with Vee but he seemingly hates me when I have done him no wrong? I don’t want it too but it’s upsetting me. It’s not like I want him to become my best friend or anything, but would it kill him to just not insult me all the time? I would even prefer it if he didn’t speak to me at all rather than put down my self-confidence every chance he gets.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwEHvmLQqJ
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“This doesn’t look like IronVale Canyon,” Peri said as we slowly rode through a small rural town. 923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n8rGZ0ExA
It seemed a bit less “modern” and more “integrated” than any of the other places we’ve visited. Usually you could identify what kind of gift is inhibited by a particular place by the color scheme or by the citizens, but their was a mixture of everything around here that it was hard to identify which kind of gift lives here.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHTU8uWs3x
“It’s not,” Vee answered while studying the map. “We’re in Ranwick town. We running low on resources and funds so hopefully we can kind some work here to buy more.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lSsfMEXpc
“What gift lives here?” I asked feeling the fuzzing texture of a tree the carriage passed by.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOnuCMLe5j
“Actually, no gifted people live here. It’s a town for those who felt like outcasts in their former homes for not being gifted.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyjgDdTh5K
“How can a town run without gifted people?” Blaze asked bringing the carriage to a slow stop in front of a worn down two story building.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGeNnxAN3w
“That’s why it’s so easy to find work here, there are many tasks in demand that only gifted people can accomplish” Vee said floating off the carriage. “This is the town hall, requests for jobs can be found in here.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqAzs9QH96
I slowly scrambled out of the contraption and walked with the rest of the team inside the building. I couldn’t help but notice that people were looking at us and pointing. At least they weren’t laughing.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6DPKNTNSy
“Are you gifted?” The man at the front desk asked while staring at all of yes warily.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlOiRifmEc
“Yes.” Peri answered.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6KfRc2NNI
“All of you?” His eyes narrowed suspiciously on me.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZiSpPMii7
“Uhh-well-uhh,” I stumbled over my words, but for the first time, I was happy that Blaze intervened.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWndjEUdDN
“She’s not gifted but she’s our maid, so she travels where ever we go.” He lied through he teeth.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ3T2Qt5Rl
At least he didn’t call me a stray.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVvIv8DPAA
“Well I guess that’s fine then,” He dropped his smoldering gaze. “From your crystals I assume you three are Plant, Fire and Air Gifted.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7g8U4gjXD
“That’s right,” Vee said.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7HygV7pup
“These requests would be suitable for you then.” He handed a paper to each of them. “When you’ve completed it, get the signature from the person who hired you then come back here to receive your compensation.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VlQwLRwEA
“Noted,” Blaze said turning back towards the door. “Let’s go guys.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOb5QiapWm
“I’ll do my request first,” Peri chirped.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4pdkuFZMn
“What do you have to do?” Vee asked.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDB8U082xg
She scanned over the paper for a few seconds before her face brightened with glee. “This will be a piece of cake!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1WrvCi2Ub
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“I’m so happy someone finally responded to our request.” A frazzled middle-aged woman said as she let us into her home. “He’s in here.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9YCT66gKx
She opened a door to reveal a young boy who’s complexion was sickly pale and he was sweating bullets. His eyes were closed and his breathing was ragged. It was obvious that this child was very ill. Peri’s request was to heal this sick child in exchange for two thousand coins, which was about the same as two hundred dollars. 923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SQZIXCssL
“How long has he been like this?” She asked kneeling beside the child.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQvvKbMDzt
“About three weeks,” His mother said kneeling on the opposite side of him. “The local doctor said that he would not make it to the end of the month. You are my last hope, can you heal my baby?”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVlkTHzfb7
“Yes mam I can, it won’t take long at all,” Peri said as she rested one hand on his forehead and another on his abdomen before her eyes, hands and crystal began glowing light green.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRkjcad3tr
It was fascinating to watch. His complexion returned to a light tan, his hair regained it’s vibrant light brown color and his breathing returned to normal. Soon enough, his deep brown eyes slowly opened to lock with the identical ones of his mother.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPqPzgtutL
“Momma?” He softly croaked and her eyes weld with tears as she gently hugged her soon.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiaWHV5buB
“Sparrow!” She exclaimed as tears of joy streamed down her face. “Thank goodness you’re alright!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtCZCPOlIv
She looked up at Peri with so much gratefulness that it made my heart clench. “Thank you so much! You are an angel sent from above!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8o8ThJ7sE
“I don’t know about being an angel mam, but I will always help people who need me and never turn my back on them,” Peri answered as she knelt beside Sparrow. “You’ve been fighting that illness so long, you were so brave and strong. But you’re ok now, I promise.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbfW2UEFeo
Sparrow looked at her and sniffled before he locked his harms around her neck. “Thank you!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3OriZqJym
“Your welcome sweetheart!” She hugged him back before she extended her hand and made a beautiful yellow plant appear. “If this ever happens again, this plant is an instant cure.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoC4K3TnGi
“Thank you, thank you so much,” Sparrow’s mother cried. “I will increase the amount of your compensation and-”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnwaAc4VpB
“No please,” Peri interrupted her. “It must’ve cost you a lot to look for ways to cure him all on your own. Please don’t worry about paying me.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleBozsR1nA
“Huh? Peri are you-OUCH!” Blaze said before Vee blasted him with wind.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBV850ldAkh
“But you’ve completed your request, it’s only fair that I-”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBbF6geUwg
“You need those two thousand coins much more than I do,” Peri said to her. “Besides, knowing that I saved a life is much more rewarding than one million coins.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrXuPQlr6H
Sparrow’s mother let out tears of relief before she engulfed Peri in a huge bear hug.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYoVYRpgnX
Peri might think she isn’t an angel, but she is. I knew that she had saved countless of other lives before I met her and she will continue to do the same in the future.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnGHjhouCN
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“You sure you can fix my windmills little lady? You look a bit small for a job this big.” Farmer Chase said as raised an eyebrow at Vee.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NpnuKop1P
“This is no problem!” She exclaimed before she shot upwards into the sky.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZnK9F6BC9
With Vee’s request, she had to restore some old windmills that hadn’t spun in years. You can see the rust from down here!923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5LTkwVZn3
Vee flew directly in front of the first windmill and rotated her arms backwards for a few moments before she let out a fierce gust of wind from her arms that nearly blew Peri away if it wasn’t for Blaze holding her! The windmills all began spinning so furiously that I thought they were going to break!923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IVo2CTup3
“How was that?” She asked flying back down to us.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7em7zaxUoU
“You blew away my hat!” Farmer Chase exclaimed before he began to frantically search for his beloved hat.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOBYVerrLN
“Does this mean you can sign the request sheet?”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIxz0MrWHT
“Find my hat, then I’ll sign it!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDD29zMCnY
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“Blaze the water is getting cold!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSxTyVzASc
“THIS IS A JOB FOR A SLAVE!” He seethed as he begrudgingly placed a hand in the water, heating it to the appropriate temperature for the three elderly ladies soaking in the man-made hot spring.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2ivnoJaJ4
“You know Blaze you are welcomed to join?” The hairiest one said suggestively while wiggling her eyebrows. Dear God I think I’m going to be sick.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDmziYJwji
Blaze’s face twisted in disgust before he scrambled as far away from the pond as he possible could. “That’s it, I quit!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWZrW3lkjB
“You can’t quit Blaze we need this money!” Peri said as she ran after him.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1t1hLwoiCZ
“Well if you had actually collected your money then maybe I wouldn’t have to perform this trivial and degrading task!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGFSdHf3Jd
“You know why I did that,” Peri narrowed her eyes. “That lady needed that money more than us!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xCv2empuS
“Well I don’t want to be raped by three elderly perverts!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePdWujmvlu
“Just suck it up you big baby,” Vee said. “We all completed our jobs, so should you.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zh1iJCuTs
“You all had easy jobs!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtXxpYzg7i
“This is easy all you have to do is heat their water for thirty more minutes, you’re not obliged to talk to them.” Peri said.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffsCmZBe47
Blaze looked back and forth between the pond and his sister a few times before he let loud groan and went back over to the pond where the ladies further harassed him. It was quite comical to watch him trying to escape the clutches of the elderly women.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfcl9GZIsF
“Are you alright Tai?” Peri asked standing beside me. “You haven’t spoken one word since we left the town hall.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n94bEeJcX
Huh, guess I hadn’t even noticed. But I figured that since they’ve all been so busy completing their requests that they wouldn’t have time acknowledge me. Not like it mattered anyway. I was quite content with just observing the world around me rather than speaking aloud.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqUlBoE9nJ
“Yeah I’m fine.” I said tugging on my hair.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqxNtpyeU9
Peri’s sharp eyes analyzed me as if she didn’t believe me; which made me very uncomfortable.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIETxzvx1sV
“You sure?”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR90xCl81WM
“Yeah I’m just feeling a bit tired.” I softly muttered.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3cTyWZMo1
“Well ok then,” She said but I knew she wanted to question me more. “After this we’ll collect our compensation and then stay in an inn for the night.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKXzKJcXM4
“Sounds great,” I gave her a small tight lipped smile.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTtlyuLV8B
Honestly, I was pretty tired from moving around all day and also because I met so many new people today. I just feel drained from it all. A few hours to myself would do me good.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM878GRhPW
“COME ON BLAZE MAKE THE WATER HOTTER!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZiw9lDIOx
“DAMN IT WOMAN LEAVE ME ALONE!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5LE66afpN
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“Finally we can rest!” Vee exclaimed as she flopped down onto her bed. “I’m beat.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ100WUbhNmy
“Tell me about it, but it feels good to finally relax.” Peri said as she gently got under the covers.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdYC7yPh21
After Blaze had finished his request, they had collected their compensation and rented a room in an inn for the night. It was a very small room with four tiny beds and one dresser inside. Everyone else was lounging on their beds but I was very apprehensive to get in mine. One because it was smaller than a twin size bed and two, it looked like it would collapse with the slightest touch.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKnGgwOFUX
“Didn’t you say you were tired Tai?” Peri said looking at me. “You should get some rest.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKFCVtkEqi
“Yeah, you should get some rest!” Blaze smirked at me. He knew exactly what would happen if I get onto that bed, he just wants to embarrass me.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZzPDI76lk
“N-No I think I’ll-OUCH!” I screamed as I tripped and fell backwards onto the bed completely shattering the wooden support underneath.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSucKIMEMl6
“Damn I didn’t think you would’ve broken the entire thing!” Blaze laughed as he clutched his stomach. He’d shot a blast of fire at me which made me stagger backwards.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJvU9oULre
“BLAZE WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?” Peri shouted as she ran over to me.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfBiFOmk22
I had bruised my elbow really bad and it was beginning to throb but the pain of my sheer embarrassment was more hurtful than that. I felt a lump form in my throat as tears flooded my eyes. Why did he always have to make me feel like dirt?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkaq9mRgeV
“I was just kidding, she’s the one who can’t take a joke!” He said. But I knew that he did that on purpose.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavlpLz3Tzm
I quickly collected myself off of the ground and ran out the room, slamming the door behind me. I had ran all the way outside to the carriage where I crawled inside and curled up in a bowl to let my tears out.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWi83dpDiU6
Why did he hate me so much? What did I ever do? You would think that in my own imagination that I would get treated fairly and equally, and not judged because of my physical appearance. But if I’m still being treated like nothing in my imagination then I must actually be nothing in reality.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymvZmDrSRU
“You shouldn’t even be crying right now, you should be ever grateful to me that I even let you accompany my sister and I.” Blaze sneered as he walked over to my sobbing form. Why couldn’t he just leave me alone?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7ZKIlkLtX
“You’re useless you know that,” He yanked my hands away from my ears so that I could fully hear him. “YOU’RE COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY USELESS!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDJxhaPimS
I chocked on a sob as tears streamed down my face. Who says things like that to people?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi1rgDxMzT
“N-No, I-I-I’m not, I-” I stammered as I tried to control my breathing.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEVrGwS1lK
“All day you’ve been trailing behind us like a worthless mutt,” He slowly seethed. “You’re nothing but a burden and an oversized one too.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3U49VzuW1
“STOP IT BLAZE, PLEASE STOP IT!” I screamed as I tried to block out his words.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakhejuq2qC
It’s not true Tai, he’s lying.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3i5LNrjJi
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“You should just get away from us!” He said as I begun to have a panic attack. “You are disgusting!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy0dnaLBJx
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Those three words replayed over and over in my head as tears obscured my vision. I had heard those words before and it still leaves a heaviness in my heart to this day.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXhnYQQrbR
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“Taigh-Lyn, what is this?” My father calmly asked as he rolled around a pen on his desk. His deep brown eyes staring impassively into my hazel ones. Though they appeared calm, I knew that a raging sea was about to be unleashed.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmvo9XkH5j
“I-It’s my r-report card,” I softly said as I twiddled my fingers.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudKkzwD5hX
“And what does it say?” He pointed to a particular subject.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBgVsm8aNg
“I-It’s says that I g-got an F in mathematics.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpUUJq63ri
“Why did you fail mathematics Taigh-Lyn?” He flung the paper to the floor as he crossed his arms; his voice becoming harder.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWGAtzdgop
“I-I guess because I didn’t really understand the material,” I nervously muttered.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqZ7KfcgjG
“Then why didn’t you ask for help? Isn’t that the purpose of the teacher?”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedJzljhh1V
“It is b-but...” I softly trailed off. It was the purpose of the teacher to help me with anything I didn’t understand, but Mr. Carson hated my soul! He would thoroughly embarrass me in front of my peers before he even thought about helping me. My self-esteem was already low, I couldn’t afford for it to become any lower than it already was.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdIz7zFlcx
“BUT WHAT TAIGH-LYN!” He boomed, making it seem as if the entire office was rattling under his temper.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5QzViFEKW
“I-I’m really sorry dad please-” I begun to cry which only made him angrier.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu3bS157z1
“Sorry?” He repeated with a raised eyebrow. “YOU’RE SORRY? THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT YOU’VE FAILED THIS SUBJECT TAIGH-LYN! HECK, EVEN TEVIN PROBABLY WOULD’NT HAVE DONE AS BAD AS YOU!”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnuxNT8qWH
My heart begun to bleed.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRifyk6yOi
“Dad please I-” I sobbed.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC9qKwFQNw
He glared intensely at me as if I was the vilest scum on Earth. “Get out.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxORlFKq6h
Blood is gushing out of my heart.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohgY5GbIHf
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“I SAID GET THE HELL OUT!” He screamed as flung the nearest thing to him at me, which so happened to be a stapler. I barely managed to avoid it, but I’m sure the pain of being hit by that is miniscule compared to the pain of the next words that come out of my father’s mouth.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5cIjdpVg8
“Call your mother to retrieve you and get out of my sight,” He said walking towards the giant glass windows in his office. “You disgust me!923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9v15VdArd
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My heart was completely shattered...923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjau5AErCBb
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After re-living my flashback, I was now full blown sobbing. My broken and strangled cries filled the air. I begun tugging violently at my hair, wanting to rip it out of my scalp. My fingers, clawing at my tan flesh, leaving scarlet red marks from my wrist all the way to my elbows. I had finally reached my limit. I couldn’t take anymore. I was drowning.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC91D6w0aiW
“Hey what’s wrong with you? You’re peeling your skin off!” Blaze exclaimed as he tried to obscure my hands from damaging myself any further.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraYfdZ6rux
I spun around and looked at him with pure disdain before I tightly balled my right fist and punched him as hard as I could square in his jaw. 923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccKl9SOWSg
Both he and I were surprised at the force of the punch, which had managed to knock him to the ground. I had expected him to immediately castrate me with his flames, but instead, he started it me in shock and awe for a few moments before he said something I never thought I would hear come from him.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jVdQfKqeF
“I’m sorry,”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnau66nA8uY
Huh? Is this the same Blaze? Was I transported into the twilight zone?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhapjmPZ1j
“E-Excuse me?” I said as I raised an eyebrow.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx7NArBsfl
“I said I’m sorry,” He said again, but this time much rougher. “I was out of line speaking to you like that. No one deserves to be spoken to like that. It’s just, you remind me so much of someone and it just...” He trailed off as he clenched his fists tightly.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIlTLIxhKC
“Someone bad I assume?” I queried as I offer him a hand, which he shockingly accepted.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocXezrUAhh
“She was more than bad,” His voice became darker. “She was a monster.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcLZ0ZgbZR
I frowned as he said that. I felt a bang in my heart when he said she was a monster. Did that mean I appeared to be a monster to him?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnISBTWEIa
As if reading my thoughts he quickly clarified. “Her personality was monstrous, and you remind me of her because of your physical appearance.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdVHTyRHb0
I guess that’s comforting.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNf083GKlqY
“You’re not useless or worthless,” He sighed. “You created Aralia all own your own and you’ve done an amazing job at maintaining it.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzeLuW8XTt
DID MY PUNCH HAVE SOME OF PERI’S HEALING GIFT ON IT? I cannot believe that he’s actually complimenting me! And he finally admitted that I created Aralia. Does that mean he truly believes that I am Queen Taigh-Lyn?923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxOgPryyPO
“T-Thank you Blaze!” I said astonished.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ56NdIlN1
A silence followed after that, though I thought that it was comforting, Blaze obviously felt uncomfortable. He kept on twiddling with his thumbs and brushing his hands through his long burnt orange hair. 923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTLoYM1l9B
“HEY GUYS ARE YOU COMING BACK INSIDE?” Vee shouted as she floated at the entrance of the Inn.923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsSgqXa4kH
“BE RIGHT THERE!”Blaze shouted back to her before he turned to me. “After you.”923Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKPoA8vy7x
I softly smiled at him as I walked towards the door. Maybe it was me freaking out or me punching him, but whatever I did to get Blaze to be a civil person was working. I just hope it’ll last longer than tonight.
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