lips.
‘W ell, I am glad you have noticed, since we have been friends since, what… forever!’ It was easy for me to talk and run, but poor Perry was struggling.
‘C ome on, people. Faster! My grandmother can run faster than you, and she is dead!’ our coach yelled from across the field. I picked up my pace, and Perry followed, but dropped back before we made it two laps. I over took the whole trailing pack of walkers- the people who made up excuses not to run, and were allowed to walk.
‘Good work , Summer. Keep it up!’ our coach encouraged me as I passed her. The more we got into the run, the hotter it got. I was wishing that I could use my powers and hide the sun, and maybe even make it rain, but I didn’t know how to control my powers, so that was out of the question. I kept up the same pace the whole way, and soon was on my last lap.
‘S ummer, last lap! Make it worth it!’
I went faster on my last lap , and as I came towards the end, I heard a faint voice calling my name.
‘Summer… Summer… Summer…’ I shook my head and sprinted home. When I finished, I felt light-headed. I was not tired, but I felt sick. I felt something run across my mouth, and I licked my lip, suddenly welcomed by the rusty taste of blood. I wiped my fingers under my nose, and saw blood on my finger. I covered my nose and made my way over to my teacher, who would be able to help me. When I reached her, she was busy with another student who had fallen. I felt light-headed, like I was going to faint, and my nose kept bleeding, which was strange because I’d never have had a nose bleed in my whole life.
Most people were finishing when Sarah came up behind me . ‘Summer, are you ok?’
I turned around too quickly , and everything went black as I fainted.
Chapter 7
‘Someone get me water. Summer, can you hear me?’ My sports teacher was looking over me as the blackness started to fade away.
‘Yeah , I am ok…I think.’ I sat up and looked around. Everyone had finished by now, and they were all looking at me.
‘We need to get her to sick bay , and get her cleaned up.’ I did not understand what my coach was saying, until I looked down and saw a huge bloodstain on my shirt from my nosebleed.
‘Perry , take Summer to sick bay. Everyone else, go wash up.’ Everyone left but Ethan and Amanda, who just looked at me with weird and unreadable expressions on their faces.
‘ What’s wrong with Ethan?’ I asked Amanda in my mind.
‘ Nothing, he is just upset.’ I put my hand on my head. When Amanda spoke to me, it was loud and it hurt. She gave me a serious look before the teacher sent her off. When I got up, I had to lean on Perry, as I felt nauseated.
‘Thank you , Perry,’ I said as we made our way down to the sick bay.
‘No problem. Are you ok ? You ran amazing, but you’ve never had a bloody nose, and you’ve never fainted before. It is weird.’ I just had to smile at him because I was finding it hard to believe as well.
‘I remember now that I’m not invincible, as much as I would like to be.’ We both laughed as we entered the sick bay.
After the lady made sure I was fine , I got cleaned up and changed into my normal clothes.
‘Sweetheart , I notice you have a scar on your stomach. May I ask what that is from?’ the nurse asked me. My body froze up at her inquiry. I had tried healing it several times, but the scar never seemed to get any better.
‘Umm… it is something I don’t like to talk about.’
S he gave me a warm smile and waved me off. I was given permission to skip the next class, so I went over to the library to study. The library was quiet, and hardly anyone was in it. I placed my stuff on the table and walked over to the books. While I was searching for a book on American history, I stumbled upon a book on myths and legends, and it got me curious. I brought it back to my table and opened it up. The book contained everything, from vampires to werewolves to shape
‘W ell, I am glad you have noticed, since we have been friends since, what… forever!’ It was easy for me to talk and run, but poor Perry was struggling.
‘C ome on, people. Faster! My grandmother can run faster than you, and she is dead!’ our coach yelled from across the field. I picked up my pace, and Perry followed, but dropped back before we made it two laps. I over took the whole trailing pack of walkers- the people who made up excuses not to run, and were allowed to walk.
‘Good work , Summer. Keep it up!’ our coach encouraged me as I passed her. The more we got into the run, the hotter it got. I was wishing that I could use my powers and hide the sun, and maybe even make it rain, but I didn’t know how to control my powers, so that was out of the question. I kept up the same pace the whole way, and soon was on my last lap.
‘S ummer, last lap! Make it worth it!’
I went faster on my last lap , and as I came towards the end, I heard a faint voice calling my name.
‘Summer… Summer… Summer…’ I shook my head and sprinted home. When I finished, I felt light-headed. I was not tired, but I felt sick. I felt something run across my mouth, and I licked my lip, suddenly welcomed by the rusty taste of blood. I wiped my fingers under my nose, and saw blood on my finger. I covered my nose and made my way over to my teacher, who would be able to help me. When I reached her, she was busy with another student who had fallen. I felt light-headed, like I was going to faint, and my nose kept bleeding, which was strange because I’d never have had a nose bleed in my whole life.
Most people were finishing when Sarah came up behind me . ‘Summer, are you ok?’
I turned around too quickly , and everything went black as I fainted.
Chapter 7
‘Someone get me water. Summer, can you hear me?’ My sports teacher was looking over me as the blackness started to fade away.
‘Yeah , I am ok…I think.’ I sat up and looked around. Everyone had finished by now, and they were all looking at me.
‘We need to get her to sick bay , and get her cleaned up.’ I did not understand what my coach was saying, until I looked down and saw a huge bloodstain on my shirt from my nosebleed.
‘Perry , take Summer to sick bay. Everyone else, go wash up.’ Everyone left but Ethan and Amanda, who just looked at me with weird and unreadable expressions on their faces.
‘ What’s wrong with Ethan?’ I asked Amanda in my mind.
‘ Nothing, he is just upset.’ I put my hand on my head. When Amanda spoke to me, it was loud and it hurt. She gave me a serious look before the teacher sent her off. When I got up, I had to lean on Perry, as I felt nauseated.
‘Thank you , Perry,’ I said as we made our way down to the sick bay.
‘No problem. Are you ok ? You ran amazing, but you’ve never had a bloody nose, and you’ve never fainted before. It is weird.’ I just had to smile at him because I was finding it hard to believe as well.
‘I remember now that I’m not invincible, as much as I would like to be.’ We both laughed as we entered the sick bay.
After the lady made sure I was fine , I got cleaned up and changed into my normal clothes.
‘Sweetheart , I notice you have a scar on your stomach. May I ask what that is from?’ the nurse asked me. My body froze up at her inquiry. I had tried healing it several times, but the scar never seemed to get any better.
‘Umm… it is something I don’t like to talk about.’
S he gave me a warm smile and waved me off. I was given permission to skip the next class, so I went over to the library to study. The library was quiet, and hardly anyone was in it. I placed my stuff on the table and walked over to the books. While I was searching for a book on American history, I stumbled upon a book on myths and legends, and it got me curious. I brought it back to my table and opened it up. The book contained everything, from vampires to werewolves to shape
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