Ruth could not get those particular thoughts out of her mind. The information she read in the book about the witches was too miraculous to believe. How could anyone do all those things?
Mind control?
Mind reading?
That all was too confusing. To try her theory, Ruth decided to follow the steps given in that book. She saw a guard stationed near her. From his face, she could not tell what he was thinking. So she decided to read his mind.
She focused on his forehead. Taking a deep breath, she mustered all her will. Five minutes later, she gave up.
"No, Ruth this is not working!" She grumbled.
Deciding to try one more time, she repeated all those steps, but nothing happened.
"What the hell is going wrong?" She cursed under her breath.
Maybe she could not read people's minds. So could she move things with her mind power?
With a thought to give that possibility a try, she found a flower on the nearby plant. The red-coloured bunch of petals looked beautiful to her eyes.
