"I burned like a phoenix one after another, mama. Like a phoenix, I recreated myself from my ashes."
*
Everyone was here at the funeral. My father's relatives, my mother's relatives, Gwen, Tom, Dylan... There were many people I can't count. Dylan had never left me alone, Gwen kept crying and Tom supported Gwen. I did not cry. I didn't speak. When the funeral was over, I went home and checked my mother's condition. The note on the television said the following:
"Elizabeth;
I apologize for leaving you alone. But I cannot live without your father. Don't inform the police or anything. And don't worry... I'm sure they won't find me... I'll go away and do anything so that you don't suffer any more... Take care of yourself and try not to be alone.
Goodbye..."
After reading the note, I went out. I went to my father's grave. I collapsed and clung to the ground. I remembered the things I have been able to do lately. Maybe now was the right time. I put my hands on the ground. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. After waiting ten seconds, I opened my eyes. My father's tomb was full of flowers that smelled perfectly fine. I smiled. Sorry dad... I don't want to cry no matter how dead you are. Because daddy, no matter how much your body and soul are gone from us, you are always in my heart. I don't need your face to love you. I don't need your breath. It is enough for me to know that you have already breathed in this world, I will always live knowing this.
I got up and started walking towards the house. I could not call it home anymore. For one thing, the place where my father was not there could not be my home. As I was going into the street where the house was, I heard voices from the distance and hid behind the wall.
"Dylan! Damn! Where is this girl?"
"Shut up, David! I don't know!"
"I think we shouldn't do that right now! You just killed the girl's father. Damn! I wouldn't think you would do that much, David!"
I would recognize this sound wherever it was. It was Tom!
"Oh, don't, Tom! You shouldn't feel sorry for one human part. I did well. Our sweet girl will take refuge in Dylan to relieve her pain and everything will be as planned. We will destroy both! Forever!"
Both? If one was me, who was the other?
My eyes were shedding tears involuntarily. I stepped behind the wall and looked at Dylan. So, a person could harm the person he loved for his own interests. Tom and Dylan froze when they saw me. David was staring at me with a disgusting smile on his face. Dylan... Would you do these things to me? I didn't cry when my father died and I was crying now. I actually knew strange things were going on, but I believed... I believed things could be beautiful!
"Oh! So you were listening to us, honey! Our plan is ruined, look at it! Anyway, we can use you to find him. It's no problem for me!"
I wasn't normal right now. My nerve factor was causing my hands to shake. I barely parted my lips... My voice sounded different than it really is. It was like the most beautiful and dangerous melody in the world.
"Why did you kill my father?"
"It was just for my plan."
"Another one, Dad... I'm sending this to you too. This is bigger than the others. Don't be angry, but I'm hurt, sorry."
"What the hell is that?"
"Hush! If you say one more word I'll send you to hell forever! Why, Dylan? I heard your thoughts. I believed you fell in love with me. Damn! What do you want from me? Get out of my head or I'll hurt you!"
"We are not afraid of you, honey! We are not afraid of someone who does not know her powers yet. How pathetic! So you fell in love with Dylan. How disgusting it is when your loved one stabs you in the back!"
"Oh, I realize! But don't be so sure David... It's been a long time since I discovered my powers!"
"What? How? Dylan, how could you not notice that?"
Dylan was still silent. His eyes were on me. Was the love I still saw in his eyes my own fabrication? I didn't know, but the moment our eyes met I caught his emotions. Love, longing, sadness, regret, anger... Dylan... Maybe that was our destiny. We were born enemies to each other and we should stay that way. Perhaps we could write our own destiny. But right now I wasn't ready for this. Sorry Dylan... Goodbye!
Dylan yelled as if he heard my thoughts.
"No!"
I raised my hands and felt the ground shake. Dylan, David, and Tom, buried in the ground, were staring at me in surprise. I knelt in front of David, reading his thoughts. The only thing he was thinking about now was how I used my powers so well. The hard slap I gave him made him faint. I looked at Dylan. Maybe for the last time... Because from now on, my life would not be the same as before. I was sure of that. I was going to solve this damn mystery. But first I had to take Gwen with me.
I ran to the nearest stop. After five minutes of waiting, I got on the bus that stopped near Gwen's house. I started running the moment I got off the bus.
My mom and dad... They were already gone from me. My best friend Gwen was left. I could not leave her here and risk her life. I couldn't do that.
Gwen was crying in front of the door when I came to the front of the house. When she saw me she ran and hugged me. I looked at the huge suitcase standing in front of the door. What was going on?
"Tell me what the hell is going on, Gwen?"
"My mother kicked me out of the house..."
"Why is that?"
I shouted so loudly that Gwen was suddenly startled.
"She said I was an excess and my brother died because of me..."
"Don't be silly! Your brother didn't die because of you!"
"Actually, she's right... My brother was a cover to me when the car was going to hit me. He died because of me! It's all my fault! My brother wouldn't have died if I hadn't run that stupid road!"
"Then my father died because of me too, right?"
"Where did that come from now? They killed your father, Elizabeth! It wasn't your fault!"
"No... On the contrary, it is my fault! They killed my father because they wanted my powers!"
"What power? What are you talking about?"
"I'll tell you everything on the way. Are you coming with me? My father was killed, my mother committed suicide, you're only left, Gwen! I can't leave you here. I'll always try to be with you, I promise!"
Gwen was staring at me with tears. She took my hand and made the decision to change our lives.
"I am coming!"